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REVIEW Evolution of macroglands and defensive mechanisms in Leiuperinae (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

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Ferraro, Daiana Paola, Pereyra, Martín Oscar, Topa, Pascual Emilio, Faivovich, Julián (2021): REVIEW Evolution of macroglands and defensive mechanisms in Leiuperinae (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (2): 388, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa149, URL: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/193/2/388/6042174

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