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Oliveira-Santos, L.G.R., Zucco, C.A., Antunes, P.C. et al. Is it possible to individually identify mammals with no natural markings using camera-traps? A controlled case-study with lowland tapirs. Mamm Biol 75, 375–378 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.005
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