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Van Deelen, T.R. (2009). Growth Rate and Equilibrium Size of a Recolonizing Wolf Population in the Southern Lake Superior Region. In: Wydeven, A.P., Van Deelen, T.R., Heske, E.J. (eds) Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85952-1_9
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