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Punzo, F. Effect of mercuric chloride on fertilization and larval development in the river frog, Rana heckscheri (Wright) (Anura: Ranidae). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51, 575–581 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00192175
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