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Small mammals in Barn Owl (Tyto alba — Aves, Strigiformes) pellets from Northeastern Brazil, with new records of Gracilinanus and Cryptonanus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)

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  1. Laboratório de Mastozoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego s/n, Cidade Universitária, 50670-420, Recife, PE, Brazil

    Daniela P. Souza, Thais C. Lira & Diego Astúa

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Souza, D.P., Asfora, P.H., Lira, T.C. et al. Small mammals in Barn Owl (Tyto alba — Aves, Strigiformes) pellets from Northeastern Brazil, with new records of Gracilinanus and Cryptonanus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). Mamm Biol 75, 370–374 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.003

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