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Glenn D. Delgiudice, L. David Mech, Ulysses S. Seal, Physiological Assessment of Deer Populations by Analysis of Urine in Snow, The Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 53, No. 2 (Apr., 1989), pp. 284-291
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