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Original Articles

Vocalizations of the Brazilian torrent frog Hylodes heyeri (Anura: Hylodidae): Repertoire and influence of air temperature on advertisement call variation

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Pages 1227-1235 | Accepted 12 Apr 2007, Published online: 29 Jul 2010

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