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Marc R. L. Cattet, Stephen N. Atkinson, Susan C. Polischuk, Malcolm A. Ramsay, Predicting Body Mass in Polar Bears: Is Morphometry Useful?, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 61, No. 4 (Oct., 1997), pp. 1083-1090
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