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Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment Volume 47, 2012 - Issue 2
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Original Article

To each his own taste: latrines of the giant otter as a food resource for vertebrates in Southern Pantanal, Brazil

Caroline Leuchtenberger Laboratory of Vertebrate Ecology, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Embrapa Pantanal, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Corumbá, MS, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carolina Ribas Laboratory of Vertebrate Ecology, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Embrapa Pantanal, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Corumbá, MS, Brazil
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William Magnusson Laboratory of Vertebrate Ecology, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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Guilherme Mourão Embrapa Pantanal, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Corumbá, MS, Brazil
Pages 81-85 | Received 14 Feb 2012, Accepted 24 May 2012, Published online: 22 Jun 2012

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