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Vocal activity of the Ferruginous pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum) is strongly correlated with moon phase and nocturnal temperature

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Pages 62-72 | Received 14 May 2020, Accepted 06 Aug 2020, Published online: 30 Sep 2020

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