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Original Russian Text © V.V. Rozhnov, A.L. Morgulis, M.V. Kholodova, I.G. Meshcherskii, 2008, published in Ekologiya, 2008, No. 1, pp. 73–76.
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Rozhnov, V.V., Morgulis, A.L., Kholodova, M.V. et al. The use of molecular genetic methods for identification of mustelid species by analyzing feces. Russ J Ecol 39, 70–72 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413608010128
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