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The distress call of Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in western Amazonia, Brazil

  • 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioprospecção Molecular, Departamento de Ciências Físicas e Biológicas, Laboratório de Zoologia, Universidade Regional do Cariri (URCA), Rua Cel. Antônio Luiz Pimenta, 1161, CEP 63105-000, Crato, Ceará, Brasil Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development (MISD), Caiman Research in Conservation and Management Program, Estrada do Bexiga, 2584, Bairro Fonte Boa, CEP 69470-000, Tefé, Amazonas, Brasil

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Roberto, Igor Joventino, Botero-Arias, Robinson (2013): The distress call of Caiman crocodilus crocodilus (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) in western Amazonia, Brazil. Zootaxa 3647 (4): 593-596, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.4.9

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