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Hematology of Indian rhacophorid tree frog Polypedates maculatus Gray, 1833 (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

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Hematology of free-living Indian rhacophorid tree frog, Polypedates maculatus, was studied. Sex wise variations in the hematological values, as well as significant correlation between size and different hematological parameters, were observed in this species.

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The authors would like to thank UGC for financial support (DRS II) to P.G. Department of Zoology, Utkal University. MD would like to thank UGC for a Research Fellowship (RFSMS). The authors would also like to thank the Head of P.G. Department of Zoology for providing necessary facilities.

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  1. P.G. Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, 751004, Orissa, India

    Bana Bihari Mahapatra, Madhusmita Das & Pravati Kumari Mahapatra

  2. P.G. Department of Zoology, North Orissa University, Baripada, 757003, Orissa, India

    Sushil Kumar Dutta

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Mahapatra, B.B., Das, M., Dutta, S.K. et al. Hematology of Indian rhacophorid tree frog Polypedates maculatus Gray, 1833 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Comp Clin Pathol 21, 453–460 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00580-010-1118-y

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