CSG Species Accounts: Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)

References:

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Bhattacharyya, T. 1992. A brief note on some observations on the breeding biology of the fishing cat (Felis viverrina). Tigerpaper XIX:20-21. viv

Breeden, S. 1989. The happy fisher. BBC Wildlife Mag. 7:238-241. viv

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Wang Zongyi and Wang Sung. 1986. Distribution and recent status of the Felidae in China. Pp 201-210 in S.D. Miller and D.D. Everett, eds. Cats of the world: biology, conservation and management. National Wildlife Federation, Washington D.C.

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