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SEXUAL SELECTION IN TOADS: THE ROLES OF FEMALE CHOICE AND MALE BODY SIZE
Henry M. Wilbur,
Daniel I. Rubenstein,
Lincoln Fairchild,
Henry M. Wilbur
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel I. Rubenstein
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
Present address: King's College Research Centre, Cambridge CB2 15T, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorLincoln Fairchild
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
Search for more papers by this authorHenry M. Wilbur,
Daniel I. Rubenstein,
Lincoln Fairchild,
Henry M. Wilbur
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel I. Rubenstein
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
Present address: King's College Research Centre, Cambridge CB2 15T, U.K.Search for more papers by this authorLincoln Fairchild
Department of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27706
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