Density dependence, climate and fires determine population fluctuations of the spur‐thighed tortoise Testudo graeca

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Journal of Zoology

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/JZO.12379
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