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Palomo, L. Javier, Justo, Enrique R., Vargas, J. Mario (2009): Mus spretus (Rodentia: Muridae). Mammalian Species 840 (1): 1-10, DOI: 10.1644/840.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/840.1

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