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Is Digitonthophagus gazella undergoing a naturalization process? A study case in a tropical dry forest of northern Colombia

  • 1. Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Campus de Meléndez, A.A. 25360. Cali-Colombia
  • 2. Department of Ecology, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Czech Republic
  • 3. Department of Biology, Universidad del Valle, Campus de Meléndez, A.A. 25360 Cali-Colombia, james.montoya@correounivalle.edu.co
  • 4. Centre for Research on Sustainable Agriculture, CIPAV- Cali- Colombia
  • 5. Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Xalapa, Mexico

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Giraldo-Echeverri, Carolina, Montoya-Molina, Santiago, Montoya-Lerma, James, Chará, Julián, Escobar, Federico (2024): Is Digitonthophagus gazella undergoing a naturalization process? A study case in a tropical dry forest of northern Colombia. Caldasia 46 (3): 603-615, DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v46n3.105526, URL: https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v46n3.105526

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