Aggression and Rabid Coyotes, Massachusetts, USA
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C. Miguel Pinto, B. Dnate’ Baxter, J. Delton Hanson, Francisca M. MéndezHarclerode, John R. Suchecki, Mario J. Grijalva, Charles F. Fulhorst, and Robert D. Bradley Author affi liations: American Museum of Natural History and City University of New York, New York, New York, USA (C.M. Pinto); Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA (C.M. Pinto, B.D. Baxter, J.D. Hanson, F.M. Méndez-Harcleorode, J.R. Suchecki, R.D. Bradley); Pontifi cia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador (C.M. Pinto, M.J. Grijalva); Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA (M.J. Grijalva); and University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA (C.F. Fulhorst).
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