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• Silveira, Ronis Da; Emiliano E. Ramalho, John B. Thorbjarnarson, and William E. Magnusson. 2010. Depredation by Jaguars on Caimans and Importance of Reptiles in the Diet of Jaguar. Journal of Herpetology 44 (3): 418–424.
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