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Notes on the ecology, activity patterns and behavior of the kinkajou (Potos flavus)

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Galvis, Nelson F., Link, Andrés, Mosquera, Diego, Vinueza-Hidalgo, Gabriela, Carrillo, Lisa, Mopán-Chilito, Alex Mauricio, Montilla, Sebastián O. (2024): Notes on the ecology, activity patterns and behavior of the kinkajou (Potos flavus). Mammalia 88 (4): 292-298, DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2023-0055, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2023-0055

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