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<figureCitation id="135F2A0F5A739807FA9DF835EB8FF86D" box="[1386,1418,1942,1984]" captionStart="Plate 9: Chrysochloridae" captionStartId="2.[109,139,3303,3324]" captionTargetBox="[12,2734,15,3638]" captionTargetPageId="1" captionText="0. Yellow Golden Mole (Calcochloris obtusirostris), 1. Hottentot Golden Mole (Amblysomus hottentotus), 2. Robust Golden Mole (Amblysomus robustus), 3. Highveld Golden Mole (Amblysomus septentrionalis), 4. Marley’s Golden Mole (Amblysomus marleyi), 5. Fynbos Golden Mole (Amblysomus corriae), 7. Congo Golden Mole (Huetia leucorhina), 8. Somali Golden Mole (Huetia tytonis), 9. Gunning’s Golden Mole (Neamblysomus gunningi), 10. Juliana’s Golden Mole (Neamblysomus julianae), 11. Arend’s Golden Mole (Carpitalpa arendsi), 12. Sclater’s Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa sclateri), 13. Duthie’s Golden Mole (Chlorotalpa duthieae), 14. Stuhlmann’s Golden Mole (Chrysochloris stuhlmanni), 15. Cape Golden Mole (Chrysochloris asiatica), 16. Visagie’s Golden Mole (Chrysochloris visagier), 17. Rough-haired Golden Mole (Chrysospalax villosa), 18. Giant Golden Mole (Chrysospalax trevelyani), 19. De Winton’s Golden Mole (Cryptochloris wintoni), 20. Van Zyl's Golden Mole (Cryptochloris zyli), 21. Grant's Golden Mole (Eremitalpa grant)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6624554" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6624554/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">0.</figureCitation>
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<vernacularName id="056746A45A739807FA61F835E938F86D" box="[1430,1853,1942,1984]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Yellow Golden Mole</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807F871F835E73CF86D" box="[1926,2361,1942,1984]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Calcochloris obtusirostris</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807FA9EF872EBB0F84B" bold="true" box="[1385,1461,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">French:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="056746A45A739807FA4DF872E8DAF84B" box="[1466,1759,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Taupe-dorée du Mozambique</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807F903F872E94AF84B" bold="true" box="[1780,1871,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">German:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="056746A45A739807F8AFF872E9FDF84B" box="[1880,2040,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Gelber Goldmull</vernacularName>
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/
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807F7F9F872E66CF84B" bold="true" box="[2062,2153,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Spanish:</emphasis>
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<vernacularName id="056746A45A739807F798F872E73AF84B" box="[2159,2367,2001,2022]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Topo dorado amarillo</vernacularName>
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807F83AF7BBE668F798" bold="true" box="[1997,2157,2072,2101]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Taxonomy.</emphasis>
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F772F7BBE7E4F798" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1851" box="[2181,2529,2072,2101]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Chrysochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obtusirostris">Chrysochloris obtusirostris</taxonomicName>
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Pe- ters, 1851,
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<materialsCitation id="3B0C3CD75A739807F78FF7E0E623F72E" ID-GBIF-Occurrence="3804714310" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Inhambane, coastal Mozam- bique.</materialsCitation>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A739807F83AF72AE853F59B" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" type="discussion">
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The species
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has been vari- ably assigned to
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F729F712E78AF77F" authorityName="Lacepede" authorityYear="1799" box="[2270,2447,2225,2258]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Chrysochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Chrysochloris</taxonomicName>
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, Amblyso- mus, or
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F7A8F742E705F757" authorityName="Mivart" authorityYear="1867" box="[2143,2304,2273,2298]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Calcochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Calcochloris</taxonomicName>
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. The name Calc- ochloris predates Chrysotricha, commonly used for this genus until 1953, and also
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F838F6EDE62BF6C2" box="[1999,2094,2382,2415]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Huetia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Huetia</taxonomicName>
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. G. N. Bronner in 1995 placed C.
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F80FF6D5E69DF63A" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1851" box="[2040,2200,2422,2455]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Chrysochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obtusirostris">obtusirostris</taxonomicName>
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in the subgenus
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F66EF6D5E9F4F612" authorityName="Mivart" authorityYear="1867" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Calcochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Calcochloris</taxonomicName>
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, and C. leucorhinus in the subgenus
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807FA9DF666EBCCF64B" box="[1386,1481,2501,2534]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Huetia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Huetia</taxonomicName>
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, which previously included C.
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F865F666E9EFF64B" baseAuthorityName="Simonetta" baseAuthorityYear="1968" box="[1938,2026,2501,2534]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Huetia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tytonis">tytonis</taxonomicName>
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.
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F80CF666E65DF64B" box="[2043,2136,2501,2534]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Huetia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Huetia</taxonomicName>
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has since been elevated to full generic status, leaving
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F93EF64EE96DF5A3" authorityName="Mivart" authorityYear="1867" box="[1737,1896,2541,2574]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Calcochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Calcochloris</taxonomicName>
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to include only C.
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807F762F64EE733F5A3" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1851" box="[2197,2358,2541,2574]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Chrysochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obtusirostris">obtusirostris</taxonomicName>
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. Three subspecies recognized.
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807FA9DF59FE8FFF5F0" bold="true" box="[1386,1786,2620,2653]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Subspecies and Distribution.</emphasis>
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C. o.
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A739807FA4FF5C4E902F529" authority="Peters, 1851" authorityName="Peters" authorityYear="1851" box="[1464,1799,2663,2692]" class="Mammalia" family="Chrysochloridae" genus="Chrysochloris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Afrosoricida" pageId="4" pageNumber="197" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obtusirostris">obtusirostris Peters, 1851</taxonomicName>
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— Save and Changane river systems of C & S Mozambique, with marginal intrusion into SE Zimbabwe and Limpopo Province of NE South Africa. C. o. chrysillus Thomas & Schwann, 1905 — from Maputo, S Mozambique, S to Maputaland, NE KwaZulu-Natal, E South Africa. C. o. limpopoensis Roberts, 1946 — from around mouth of Limpopo River S to coastal plains near Maputo, SE Mozambique.
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A739807FA9DF4D8E874F435" bold="true" box="[1386,1649,2939,2968]" pageId="4" pageNumber="197">Descriptive notes.</emphasis>
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Head-body 88-110 mm (males) and 82-110 mm (females), hindfoot 10-13 mm (males) and 9-14 mm (females); weight 25-33 g (males) and 15-37 g (females). The Yellow Golden Mole is among the smallest of the southern African species of golden moles, with pronounced sexual dimorphism in size (males are larger and heavier). Subspecies are discriminated by subtle morphological differences but intergrade in size, making distinguishing among them difficult. Yellow Golden Moles are easily distinguished by their yellow-orange venter, which is grayish in all other chrysochlorids. Dorsum can vary considerably from light yellow-orange through orange, bright reddish brown, to dull brown and dark brown; this variation can be attributed to pelage becoming darker and more grizzled with time between molts. Muzzle, throat, and chin are buffy white, and unique foliaceous projections occur on nostrils. Skull is short with broad palate, zygomatic arches lack broad plates sweeping backward, mallei of inner ears are relatively small and unspecialized, and no external bullae are visible. M? are absent, P1 are molariform (tricuspid), lower
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF5FFE89EFA4FE15" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">molars lack talonids, and canines are bicuspid. Claws on forefeet are slender and flattened, claw on third digit is largest, claws on first and second digits are similar in length, and fourth digit is small with short claw. Chromosomal complement has 2n = 28 and FN = 56.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF50FE1CEF13FE4D" bold="true" box="[167,278,447,480]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Habitat.</emphasis>
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Mosaics of southern African subtropical forest and savanna woodland with light sandy soils, sandy alluvium, and coastal sand dunes. Nominotypical subspecies
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inhabits
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and
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mopane (both
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<taxonomicName id="4C644D095A729806FBA5FDADEAD1FD82" box="[1106,1236,526,559]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="family">Fabaceae</taxonomicName>
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) savanna (thornveld woodland) and lowveld and Nyadu Sandveld grasslands; subspecies limpopoensis occurs in miombo savanna (woodland); and subspecies chrysillus occurs in Coastal Bushveld—Grassland and Subhumid Lowveld Bushveld. Yellow Golden Moles also thrive in rural and urban gardens and occur in cultivated lands, pastures, and commercial forestry plantations.
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</paragraph>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF51FD59ED17FCC7" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="food_feeding">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF51FD59ED17FCC7" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF51FD59EFB3FCB6" bold="true" box="[166,438,762,795]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Food and Feeding.</emphasis>
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The Yellow Golden Mole is predominantly insectivorous. It responds to vibrations produced by live insect prey including beetle larvae, termites, grasshoppers, flies, moths, and small lizards.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF51FCD3ED6FFC4D" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="breeding">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF51FCD3ED6FFC4D" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF51FCD3EF29FC3C" bold="true" box="[166,300,880,913]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Breeding.</emphasis>
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Breeding of the Yellow Golden Mole can be aseasonal, but breeding individuals have been recorded in October and January, suggesting thatit takes place primarily in wet summer months. Littersize is two.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF52FC44EF1EFAEF" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="activity">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF52FC44EF1EFAEF" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF52FC44EFA1FBA5" bold="true" box="[165,420,999,1032]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Activity patterns.</emphasis>
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Yellow Golden Moles are strictly fossorial and predominantly nocturnal, particularly active after rains. They can move at surprising speed in and out of sand in porpoise-like fashion. They construct shallow subsurface foraging tunnels and deeper (up to 20 cm) tunnels that lead to nesting chambers, often among tree roots. Deep tunnels are well established and maintained; subsurface foraging tunnels can be temporary and can extend up to 50 m from nesting areas. Yellow Golden Moles are highly sensitive to disturbance, and they are known to burrow downward in a spiraling pattern when disturbed in subsurface tunnels.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF52FAEAEA55FA14" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="biology_ecology">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF52FAEAEA55FA14" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF52FAEAED5AFAC7" bold="true" box="[165,863,1353,1386]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Movements, Home range and Social organization.</emphasis>
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Adult Yellow Golden Moles are solitary and have been recorded to move distances of up to 50 m between nest chambers and foraging areas. They emit high-pitched squeaks when agitated.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF51FA63EF2DF9D0" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="conservation">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF51FA63EF2DF9D0" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF51FA63EC04FA4C" bold="true" box="[166,513,1472,1505]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Status and Conservation.</emphasis>
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Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. The Yellow Golden Mole is generally widespread and locally common in suitable sandy habitats. Parts of distributions of subspecies
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and chrysillus occur in protected areas, but this is not the case for limpopoensis, which has not been recorded in any conservation area.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C37E65015A729806FF52F92FEDCFF908" box="[165,970,1676,1701]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198" type="bibRefCitation_list">
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<paragraph id="8BDB368A5A729806FF52F92FEDCFF908" blockId="5.[164,1374,298,1707]" box="[165,970,1676,1701]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">
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<emphasis id="B910EA985A729806FF52F92FEF3BF908" bold="true" box="[165,318,1676,1701]" pageId="5" pageNumber="198">Bibliography.</emphasis>
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Asher et al. (2010), Bronner (1995a, 2013b), Maree (2015a).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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