Comparative efficacy of Longworth, Sherman, and Ugglan live-traps for capturing small mammals in the Nearctic boreal forest

Mammal Research - Tập 61 Số 1 - Trang 57-64 - 2016
Thomas S. Jung1
1Yukon Department of Environment, Whitehorse, Canada

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