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Climate change and anthropogenic food manipulation interact in shifting the distribution of a large herbivore at its altitudinal range limit Bright-Ross J., Peters W., Ossi F., Moorcroft P., Cordano E., Eccel E., Bianchini F., Ramanzin M., Cagnacci F.; Scientific Reports, 2021
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Fear of the dark? Contrasting impacts of humans vs lynx on diel activity of roe deer across Europe. Bonnot N., Couriot O., Berger A., Cagnacci F., Ciuti S., De Groeve J., Gehr B., Heurich M., Kjellander P., Kroeschel M., Morellet N., Soennischen L., Hewison M.; Journal of Animal Ecology, 2020
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