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Use of Four Grassland Types by Small Mammal Species in Southern Minnesota

Jeff Port, Christine Crawford, Bethany Campbell, Rose Larson, Patty Lin-Celeste and Melody Walton
Ecological Restoration, December 2019, 37 (4) 256-262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.37.4.256
Jeff Port
(corresponding author), Department of Biological Sciences, 3900 Bethel Dr., Bethel University, St. Paul, MN 55112, .
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Christine Crawford
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN.
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Bethany Campbell
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN.
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Rose Larson
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN.
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Patty Lin-Celeste
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN.
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Melody Walton
Department of Biological Sciences, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN.
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