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Geographic variation in body size and sexual size dimorphism in the giant spiny frog Paa spinosa (David, 1875) (Anura: Ranoidae)

Bao-Gen Yu Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, China
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Rong-Quan Zheng Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yun Zhang Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, China
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Chun-Tao Liu Institute of Ecology, Zhejiang Normal University, 321004, Jinhua, China
Pages 1729-1741 | Received 11 Apr 2009, Accepted 15 Jan 2010, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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