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Age structure in the false tomato frog Dyscophus guineti from eastern Madagascar compared to the closely related D. antongilii (Anura, Microhylidae)

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Pages 84-88 | Received 27 Sep 2010, Accepted 07 Feb 2011, Published online: 15 Mar 2011

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