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Likeness between the food habits of European wildcats, domestic cats and their hybrids in France

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Germain, E., Ruette, S. & Poulle, ML. Likeness between the food habits of European wildcats, domestic cats and their hybrids in France. Mamm Biol 74, 412–417 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2009.05.008

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