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Effect of translocation on survival in wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

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  1. Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Nantes et Villiers-en-Bois, 53 rue Russeil, 44000, Nantes, France

    J. Letty & S. Marchandeau

  2. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 7 quai Saint Bemard, Case 237, 75252, Paris Cedex 05, France

    J. Letty, S. Marchandeau & J. Clobert

  3. Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, Réserve nationale de Chizé, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France

    J. Aubineau

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Letty, J., Aubineau, J., Marchandeau, S. et al. Effect of translocation on survival in wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Mamm Biol 68, 250–255 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1078/1616-5047-00092

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