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So, what do we know and what do we need to know more about the population ecology of the voleClethrionomys rufocanus?

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  1. Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1050, N0316, Oslo, Norway

    Nils Chr Stenseth

  2. Hokkaido Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, 062-8516, Sapporo, Japan

    Takashi Saitoh

  3. Centre for Advanced Study, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Drammensveien 78, N0271, Oslo, Norway

    Nils Chr Stenseth & Takashi Saitoh

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Stenseth, N.C., Saitoh, T. So, what do we know and what do we need to know more about the population ecology of the voleClethrionomys rufocanus?. Res Popul Ecol 40, 153–158 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765235

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