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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 
We thank M. L. M. Varela. D. F. Dias, F. C. Diniz, and 
Renata Rocha for help during field work, and the Chico 
Mendes Institute (ICMBio) and Directors of Serra do Cipo 
National Park for logistical support. We are grateful to 
CNPq for a Ph.D. scholarship awarded to LCR. MR thanks 
CNPq for financial assistance through the research 
productivity and support award (473428/2004-0 and 
300731/2006-0). as well as FAPEMIG (PPM APQ-0434- 
5.03/07) and the Funda^ao O Boticdrio de Protean a 
Nutureza for additional financial support. We thank M. F. 
Vasconcelos. A. C. Araujo, J. B. Harris, and C. E. Braun for 
valuable suggestions on the manuscript. 
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