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Barko, Valerie A.; Feldhamer, George A. (2002). "Cotton Mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) in
Southern Illinois: Evidence for Hybridization with White-footed Mice (Peromyscus leucopus)".
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Frank, Philip A.; Layne, James N. (1992). "Nests and
Daytime Refugia of Cotton Mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) and Golden Mice (Ochrotomys nuttalli) in South-central Florida".
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