Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seasonal Fluctuations of Wood Mouse Populations in Fields Surrounded by Woodlands
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Savazza, S.; Bartolommei, P.; Gasperini, S.; Bonacchi, A.; Manzo, E.; Cozzolino, R. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seasonal Fluctuations of Wood Mouse Populations in Fields Surrounded by Woodlands. Animals 2023, 13, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122017
Savazza S, Bartolommei P, Gasperini S, Bonacchi A, Manzo E, Cozzolino R. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seasonal Fluctuations of Wood Mouse Populations in Fields Surrounded by Woodlands. Animals. 2023; 13(12):2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122017
Chicago/Turabian StyleSavazza, Sara, Paola Bartolommei, Stefania Gasperini, Andrea Bonacchi, Emiliano Manzo, and Roberto Cozzolino. 2023. "Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seasonal Fluctuations of Wood Mouse Populations in Fields Surrounded by Woodlands" Animals 13, no. 12: 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122017
APA StyleSavazza, S., Bartolommei, P., Gasperini, S., Bonacchi, A., Manzo, E., & Cozzolino, R. (2023). Should I Stay or Should I Go? Seasonal Fluctuations of Wood Mouse Populations in Fields Surrounded by Woodlands. Animals, 13(12), 2017. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13122017