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Yokota, L. & de Carvalho, M.R. (2017)
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Yokota, L. & Goitein, R. & Gianeti, M.D. & Lessa, R.T.P. (2012)
Reproductive biology of the smooth butterfly ray Gymnura micrura. Journal of Fish Biology, 81(4), 1315–1326
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A nursery area for sharks and rays in Northeastern Brazil. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 75(3), 349–360
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