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Microhabitat, diet, and reproductive activity of a population of the Andean shrew Cryptotis tamensis (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae)

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Vargas-Ramírez, Laura C., Ramírez-Pinilla, Martha P., Serrano-Cardozo, Víctor H. (2022): Microhabitat, diet, and reproductive activity of a population of the Andean shrew Cryptotis tamensis (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae). Journal of Natural History 56 (33-36): 1427-1445, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2022.2120438, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2120438

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