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Original Article

Feeding habits of the maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus (Carnivora: Canidae), in southeast Brazil

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Pages 67-75 | Received 23 May 2005, Accepted 13 Mar 2009, Published online: 23 Jul 2009

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