Urban roadkill assessment in Vienna reveals  low incidence rates

Heigl, Florian; Lutter, Susanne; Hoppe, Irene; Zaller, Johann G.; Dörler, Daniel

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/we-24-41-2024

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Urban roadkill assessment in Vienna reveals low incidence rates

Florian Heigl, Susanne Lutter, Irene Hoppe, Johann G. Zaller, and Daniel Dörler

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