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Diet of the ocelot, Leopardus pardalis (Carnivora: Felidae), in the Neotropical region: a review analysis and new data from central Brazil
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- 1. Laboratory of Mammal Ecology and Biogeography, Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Campus Sudoeste, 75862-196 Quirinópolis, GO, Brazil. & Programa de Pós-GraduaÇÃo em Ambiente e Sociedade, Universidade Estadual de Goiás. 75862-196 Quirinópolis, & Programa de Pós-GraduaÇÃo em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Goiás. 74690-900 Goiânia, GO, & Programa de Pós-GraduaÇÃo em Biodiversidade e ConservaÇÃo, Instituto Federal Goiano. 75901-970 Rio Verde,
- 2. Laboratory of Mammal Ecology and Biogeography, Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Campus Sudoeste, 75862-196 Quirinópolis, GO, Brazil. & Programa de Pós-GraduaÇÃo em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Goiás. 74690-900 Goiânia, GO,
- 3. Laboratory of Mammal Ecology and Biogeography, Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Campus Sudoeste, 75862-196 Quirinópolis, GO, Brazil.
- 4. Laboratory of Mammal Ecology and Biogeography, Universidade Estadual de Goiás. Campus Sudoeste, 75862-196 Quirinópolis, GO, Brazil. & Mutagenesis Laboratory, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás. Avenida EsperanÇa,
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Hannibal, Wellington, de Oliveira, José S.P., Figueiredo, Valquiria V., Cabral Filho, Rafael G., Sampaio, Lucas de O., de Oliveira, Kárita G., Claro, and Hermes W.P. (2025): Diet of the ocelot, Leopardus pardalis (Carnivora: Felidae), in the Neotropical region: a review analysis and new data from central Brazil. Zoologia (e24072) 42: 1-9, DOI: 10.1590/S1984-4689.v42.e24072, URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-4689.v42.e24072
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