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Dietary ecology of common amphibian species in a seasonal location in northern Sri Lanka
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Sarathchandra, R. B. Loshitha R., Ukuwela, Kanishka D. B., Vandercone, Rajnish P. G. (2020): Dietary ecology of common amphibian species in a seasonal location in northern Sri Lanka. Journal of Natural History 54 (27-28): 1797-1812, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1820093, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1820093
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