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Research Article

Seasonal variation in the foraging behavior of neotropical tyrant flycatchers (Tyrannidae) in a Cerrado fragment, Brazil

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Pages 222-239 | Received 04 Jul 2021, Accepted 06 Dec 2021, Published online: 28 Jan 2022

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