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Confirmation of wolf residence in Northern Hungary by field and genetic monitoring

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  1. Molecular Zoology Unit, Chair of Zoology, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Am Hochanger 13, 85354, Freising, Germany

    Roland Hausknecht & Ralph Kuehn

  2. Foundation for Large Carnivores in Hungary, Szalamandra ház, H-3762, Szögliget, Hungary

    Ádám Szabó & Gábor Firmánszky

  3. Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, PL-00679, Warsaw, Poland

    Roman Gula

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Hausknecht, R., Szabó, Á., Firmánszky, G. et al. Confirmation of wolf residence in Northern Hungary by field and genetic monitoring. Mamm Biol 75, 348–352 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2009.10.001

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