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Research Article

Nothing like home: most males of Espadarana prosoblepon (Anura Centrolenidae) exhibit homing to calling site despite the availability of alternative suitable sites for calling and mating

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Pages 70-85 | Received 29 Nov 2022, Accepted 08 Mar 2023, Published online: 02 May 2023

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