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Garth Mowat, Curtis Strobeck, Estimating Population Size of Grizzly Bears Using Hair Capture, DNA Profiling, and Mark-Recapture Analysis, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 64, No. 1 (Jan., 2000), pp. 183-193
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