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The diet of the Olive Bee-eater, Merops superciliosus, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar

Balsama Rajemison1 Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Hesham T Goodman2 Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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Steven M Goodman2 Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar;3 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 316-318 | Received 29 Sep 2021, Accepted 02 Nov 2021, Published online: 21 Nov 2021

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