Colonization of Warsaw by the red fox Vulpes vulpes in the years 1976-2019.
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Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
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Date de publication:
06 07 2021
06 07 2021
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2021
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06
2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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Résumé
The red fox is one of the most adaptable carnivores inhabiting cities. The aim of our study was to describe the process of Warsaw colonization by the red fox. We focused on: (1) the fox distribution in Warsaw on the basis of presence-absence data (2005-2012) over a grid of 1 × 1 km
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doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-92844-2
pii: 10.1038/s41598-021-92844-2
pmc: PMC8260808
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