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More genetic data are needed before populations are mixed: response to ‘Sourcing Eurasian beaver Castor fiber stock for reintroductions in Great Britain and Western Europe’

  1. Frank ROSELL1,
  2. Róisín CAMPBELL-PALMER2,
  3. Howard PARKER3

Article first published online: 20 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00197.x

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Mammal Review

Mammal Review

Volume 42, Issue 4, pages 319–324, October 2012

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ROSELL, F., CAMPBELL-PALMER, R. and PARKER, H. (2012), More genetic data are needed before populations are mixed: response to ‘Sourcing Eurasian beaver Castor fiber stock for reintroductions in Great Britain and Western Europe’. Mammal Review, 42: 319–324. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00197.x

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  1. 1

    Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Environmental and Health Studies, Telemark University College, N-3800 Bø, Telemark, Norway. E-mail: Frank.Rosell@hit.no

  2. 2

    Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Animal, Conservation and Education Department, 134 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS, UK and Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Environmental and Health Studies, Telemark University College, N-3800 Bø, Telemark, Norway. E-mail: rcampbellpalmer@rzss.org.uk

  3. 3

    Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Environmental and Health Studies, Telemark University College, N-3800 Bø, Telemark, Norway. E-mail: Howard.Parker@hit.no

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 20 OCT 2011
  3. Submitted 30 November 2010; returned for revision 10 March 2011; revision accepted 23 May 2011

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