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The assessment of female reproduction and gestational age in European hares (Lepus europaeus) using ultrasonography

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  1. Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Savoyenstr. 1, A-1160, Vienna, Austria

    K. Hcackländer, S. Miedler, C. Beiglböck & W. Zenker

  2. Ferdinand-Frey Weg 36, A-1140, Vienna, Austria

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Hcackländer, K., Miedler, S., Beiglböck, C. et al. The assessment of female reproduction and gestational age in European hares (Lepus europaeus) using ultrasonography. Mamm Biol 68, 187–191 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1078/1616-5047-00082

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