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Presence of Guayaquil squirrels on the central coast of Peru: an apparent introduction

MAMMALIA (2010)

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MAMMALIA

Volume 74, Issue 4, Pages 443-444

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WALTER DE GRUYTER & CO

DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2010.057

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distribution range; exotic species; Sciurus stramineus

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Zoology

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