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Original Article

One species, two strategies? Oviposition site variation in a member of the Leptodactylus pentadactylus group (Amphibia: Anura: Leptodactylidae)

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Pages 183-191 | Received 30 Jan 2012, Accepted 09 Jul 2012, Published online: 09 Oct 2012

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