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Identification of pumas (Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)) through faeces: a comparison between morphological and
R A Miotto1, G Ciocheti, F P Rodrigues
1Departamento de Genética e Evolução, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. remiotto@yahoo.com.br
Brazilian Journal of Biology = Revista Brasleira De Biologia
|February 19, 2008
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