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Effect of habitat and seasonality on the densities of caiman in southern Pantanal, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Marcos Coutinho  and
Zilca Campos
Marcos Coutinho
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Vida Selvagem, EMBRAPA/CPAP C.P. 109 Corumbá, MS 79320-900, MS –, Brazil
Zilca Campos
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Vida Selvagem, EMBRAPA/CPAP C.P. 109 Corumbá, MS 79320-900, MS –, Brazil
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Keywords

aerial surveyBrazilCaiman crocodilus yacaredensityfloodingPantanalseasontemperatureultralightwetland
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , September 1996 , pp. 741 - 747
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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