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Fauna associated with the nests of Crocodylus moreletii and Crocodylus moreletii × acutus in Belize

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Platt, Steven G., Rainwater, Thomas R., McMurry, Scott T. (2021): Fauna associated with the nests of Crocodylus moreletii and Crocodylus moreletii × acutus in Belize. Journal of Natural History 55 (3-4): 133-149, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1895350, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2021.1895350

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