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Nutrient content in fungi as a primary food of the red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris L.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Stockholm, S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden

    Olayi Grönwall

  2. Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, S-770 31, Riddarhyttan, Sweden

    Åke Pehrson

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Grönwall, O., Pehrson, Å. Nutrient content in fungi as a primary food of the red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris L.. Oecologia 64, 230–231 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00376875

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