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by road north of San Lucas,
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locality is located about midway between San Lucas and Saraguro. Current assignment of specimens to this taxon is constrained because: (1) there is a high phenotypic similarity between
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(compare both species in
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: Fig. 12.21); (2). There is no genetic information for topotypic
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; (3) according to
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, variation in morphometrics, structural characters, and coloration within
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presents a geographic mosaic, except for the southernmost population, Saraguro. The frogs from Saraguro are somewhat more distinctive than the others in being larger in size, and in having broader heads and some consistent characteristics of color pattern, including dark flanks with pale spots and uniformly dark posterior surfaces of the thighs; and (4) new molecular phylogeographic data (not shown) suggest that there may be at least two species in what is now recognized as
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While awaiting ongoing analyses of molecular data and a future report with a more detailed taxonomic and phylogeographic revision of
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, we provide additional data of specimens (adults, tadpoles and metamorphs) from the
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locality and surrounding areas in
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The recognition of
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and
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provinces) by
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,
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Duellman
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Yáñez-Muñoz
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(2014)
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, and
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was based on specimens identified as that species by Carvajal-Endara and Coloma. Subsequent examination of the specimens from Chilla,
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, reveals that they do not differ from the
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(KU 203443,
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) and additional specimens (
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DF) of
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, from
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S Saraguro,
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. Thus, we do not recognize
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to occur in
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, and treat the specimens from Chilla as part of a series of populations we consider
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B70D632FA327629F5C3F987" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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complex (
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1,
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B70D632FDA07605F7A3F987" box="[534,660,1594,1617]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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2,
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), occurring from the Equator south to high elevations of Podocarpus National Park in southern
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(see also map in
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: Figure 12.47). Conceivably, molecular data from topotypic
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from
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[by road] E Canchaque,
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, Cordillera de Huancabamba,
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,
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, (
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), and additional populations from northern
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would resolve by (1) placement of non-type populations in either
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or
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, or (2) placement of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B70D632FB6B76F5F050F934" box="[1245,1383,1737,1762]" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">G. lateonota</emphasis>
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as a junior synonym of
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.
</paragraph>
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Castroviejo-Fisher
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(2015)
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included in a phylogenetic analysis a specimen UINHM 94580 from San Rafael,
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,
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under the name
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, a species that does not occur in southern
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. Their analysis places it in the
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complex. We also found a locality named San Rafael in
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, which is located between Cuenca and Cumbe, in Parroquia Tarqui at about
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asl (not in the lowlands as was stated by
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Castroviejo-Fisher
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2015
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). This locality is well within the altitudinal and latitudinal range of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B70D632FA32779DF5C3F808" italics="true" pageId="78" pageNumber="79">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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2.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B71D633FF2176BCF42DF94F" bold="true" box="[151,282,1667,1689]" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">FIGURE 33</emphasis>
. Localities of known occurrence of
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(red),
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1 (green), and
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B71D633FB7A76BBF00AF94F" box="[1228,1341,1668,1689]" italics="true" pageId="79" pageNumber="80">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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2 (blue). See Appendix II for detailed locality data. Some nearby localities are represented by a single symbol.
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Herein, we provide meristic data from specimens of
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1 and 2 (
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), images depicting intrapopulation color pattern variation of metamorphs (
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), of adults of
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DF). Data for additional specimens of
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m. The water temperature was 9.6° C. Two individuals—CJ
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female and KU 335386 adult male—are from Chillacocha, ~
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SW Chilla,
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sp. (
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above the ground and a small stream. Tadpoles were collected from a puddle next to the road in the vicinity of Chilla,
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,
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; one of these was raised to be an adult male (CJ 399). Tadpoles were collected from a puddle next to the road at Manu,
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; one of these was raised to be an adult female (CJ 400). Tadpoles were collected from the entrance of Parque Nacional Podocarpus,
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; one of these was raised to be an adult female (KU 335387).
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6ED62CFF217699F42CF96A" bold="true" box="[151,283,1702,1724]" pageId="80" pageNumber="81">FIGURE 34</emphasis>
. Metamorph (Stage 46 of Gosner) variation in live
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Tadpoles belong to
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IV tadpole of
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, and the exotroph, benthic ecomorphological guild. All measurements are expressed in millimeters. The following description is based on a specimen in Stage 36, from a series (CJ 1949) obtained from a pond at Chillacocha,
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(
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). Total length 58.2; body length 22.7 (39% of total length). Body ovoid in dorsal and lateral views, slightly depressed; throat concave in lateral profile, sloping from anterior margin of snout to belly; body width at level of spiracle 15.3, and height at same position 12.9; head width at level of eyes 11.7. Lateral-line system present but barely visible, supraorbital and infraorbital lines both originating at tip of snout, running parallel to the eye and making contact immediately behind the eye; angular line descending vertically from just posterior of eye to throat; it dorsally contacts with post infraorbital line; post-supraocular present in form of a few stitches, anterior oral line descending vertically from oral disc level and behind nares level to throat, making a curve that parallels infraorbital line, forming a circuit continuous with angular and loreal lines; ventral line surrounds dorsally the spiracle; dorsal body and middle body lines not visible. Nostril medium sized (in proportion to body length), ovoid, protruding, with a fleshy annulus, its opening directed anterolaterally. Snoutnostril distance 3.9; internarial distance 3.6. Eye positioned and directed dorsolaterally, eye length 2.9, eye width 2.3; interorbital distance 7.1. Spiracle sinistral, located at midbody, spiracular opening oriented posteriorly; distance from tip of snout to spiracular opening 15.6; end of spiracle rounded, attached to body wall, inner wall of spiracle not evident; tube length 2.7, tube transverse width 3.0. Vent tube dextral, opening directed posteriorly, tube length 2.9, tube transverse width 2.8. Tail length 35.0, caudal musculature robust, narrowing gradually until tail terminus; caudal muscle height 4.5, caudal muscle width 4.3; caudal fins well developed and proportional, dorsal fin originating near tail-body junction, forming low hump; dorsal fin height 4.2, ventral fin height 3.8; maximum height of tail 12.3; tail terminus rounded, caudal musculature not reaching fin terminus.
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Oral disc small, ventral, anteriorly reaching level of tip of snout, not protruding laterally beyond body, not visible dorsally; transverse width 5.9, surrounded by an uniserial row of small, marginal papillae, interrupted medially in upper lip; lower lip papillae alternating in orientation in and out, giving appearance of two rows; upper lip with 17 papillae on right side and 16 papillae on left side; lower lip with 52 marginal papillae; upper jaw sheath medium-sized, forming a finely serrated, smooth arch, with lateral processes, height 0.56, transverse width 3.7 (63% of oral disc width); lower jaw sheath V- shaped, finely serrated, width 2.9, height 0.68. Labial tooth row formula 2/3(1), tooth rows lengths: A1: 4.2, A2: 4.5, P1 right row 1.9, P1 left row 2.0, P1 gap 0.3, P2: 4.1, P3: 3.7. (
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).
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Dorsum gray with darker gray areas on flanks, above eye and on throat; margin of snout paler than adjacent areas. Caudal musculature and fins with a profusion of medium-sized dots that are most dense on upper part of the musculature; fins otherwise translucent. Venter cream, speckled with white, guts not exposed; eyes lavender gray with irregular white markings, oral apparatus translucent.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6FD62DFF7174B8F460FB76" box="[199,343,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Color in life.</emphasis>
In dorsal view, body tan with black flecks. Flanks reticulated with black and tan; areas around the eyes and snout paler tan. Venter cream with black markings; throat translucent with small cream flecks; reddish gills evident. Caudal muscles reddish-pink, more evident on proximal half; myomeres barely visible; caudal muscles and fins having medium-sized cream dots, most dense on upper side of caudal muscles and near tail-body junction, forming a nearly conitnuous stripe along dorsolateral caudal musculature; otherwise caudal fins translucent. Legs cream with black markings on toes. Oral apparatus pale cream. Iris copper-yellow, with black reticulations.
</paragraph>
<caption id="03B348D50B6FD62DFF21759BF7E2FA2D" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6FD62DFF21759BF7E2FA2D" blockId="81.[151,1436,1443,1531]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6FD62DFF21759BF42FFA6D" bold="true" box="[151,280,1444,1467]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">TABLE 10.</emphasis>
Variation of 26 meristic characters of tadpoles in Stages 3642 of
<taxonomicName id="90CC63DE0B6FD62DFC59759CF1E4FA6D" authorityName="Duellman &amp; Hillis" authorityYear="1987" box="[1007,1235,1443,1467]" class="Amphibia" family="Hemiphractidae" genus="Gastrotheca" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pseustes">
<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6FD62DFC59759CF1E4FA6D" box="[1007,1235,1443,1467]" italics="true" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Gastrotheca pseustes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(CJ 1949). Values are given in mm, mean±standard deviations (first row) and ranges (second row), number of specimens in parentheses. See Materials and methods for character abreviations.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6FD62DFE1E7629F021F872" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<table id="25CCEAFD0B6F2983FF297629F015F872" box="[159,1314,1558,1956]" colsContinueIn="82.[159,1314,201,1836]" gridcols="5" gridrows="10" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF297629F015F9FA" box="[159,1314,1558,1580]" gridrow="0" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E7629F4C8F9FA" box="[424,511,1558,1580]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Stage 36</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD107629F7C9F9FA" box="[678,766,1558,1580]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Stage 40</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC137629F115F9FA" box="[933,1058,1558,1580]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Stage 41</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB157629F015F9FA" box="[1187,1314,1558,1580]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">Stage 42</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF29767FF015F980" box="[159,1314,1600,1622]" gridrow="1" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E767FF4C8F980" box="[424,511,1600,1622]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">(n=1)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD10767FF7C9F980" box="[678,766,1600,1622]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">(n=1)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC13767FF115F980" box="[933,1058,1600,1622]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">(n=2)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB15767FF015F980" box="[1187,1314,1600,1622]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">(n=3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF297655F015F956" box="[159,1314,1642,1664]" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FF297655F5FFF956" box="[159,200,1642,1664]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">TL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E7655F4C8F956" box="[424,511,1642,1664]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">58.23</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD107655F7C9F956" box="[678,766,1642,1664]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">55.02</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC137655F115F956" box="[933,1058,1642,1664]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">57.658.66</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB157655F015F956" box="[1187,1314,1642,1664]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">54.61±3.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF2976ABF015F97C" box="[159,1314,1684,1706]" gridrow="3" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB1576ABF015F97C" box="[1187,1314,1684,1706]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">51.2457.34</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF297681F015F902" box="[159,1314,1726,1748]" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FF297681F5FFF902" box="[159,200,1726,1748]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">BL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E7681F4C8F902" box="[424,511,1726,1748]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">23.19</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD107681F7C9F902" box="[678,766,1726,1748]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">19.13</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC137681F115F902" box="[933,1058,1726,1748]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">1919.33</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB157681F015F902" box="[1187,1314,1726,1748]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">16.65±1.23</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF2976D6F015F929" box="[159,1314,1769,1791]" gridrow="5" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB1576D6F015F929" box="[1187,1314,1769,1791]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">15.3517.82</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF29772DF015F8FE" box="[159,1314,1810,1832]" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FF29772DF5FFF8FE" box="[159,200,1810,1832]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">BW</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E772DF4C8F8FE" box="[424,511,1810,1832]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">15.27</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD10772DF7C9F8FE" box="[678,766,1810,1832]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">11.6</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC13772DF115F8FE" box="[933,1058,1810,1832]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">11.5111.81</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB15772DF015F8FE" box="[1187,1314,1810,1832]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">9.44±1.18</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF297703F015F884" box="[159,1314,1852,1874]" gridrow="7" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB157703F015F884" box="[1187,1314,1852,1874]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">8.0910.31</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF29775AF015F8AD" box="[159,1314,1893,1915]" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<th id="AA2D73630B6F2983FF29775AF5FFF8AD" box="[159,200,1893,1915]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">BH</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FE1E775AF4C8F8AD" box="[424,511,1893,1915]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">12.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FD10775AF7C9F8AD" box="[678,766,1893,1915]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">9.58</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FC13775AF115F8AD" box="[933,1058,1893,1915]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">8.678.93</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB15775AF015F8AD" box="[1187,1314,1893,1915]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">8.86±1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6F2983FF2977B1F015F872" box="[159,1314,1934,1956]" gridrow="9" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6F2983FB1577B1F015F872" box="[1187,1314,1934,1956]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">8.2310.01</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6FD62DFBEA7787F0A5F818" blockId="81.[1116,1426,1976,1998]" box="[1116,1426,1976,1998]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82">
<tableNote id="AA2A19D30B6FD62DFBEA7787F0A5F818" box="[1116,1426,1976,1998]" pageId="81" pageNumber="82" targetBox="[159,1314,1558,1956]" targetPageId="81">......continued on the next page</tableNote>
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<caption id="03B348D50B6CD62EFF29709FF4AEFF60" box="[159,409,160,182]" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6CD62EFF29709FF4AEFF60" blockId="82.[159,409,160,182]" box="[159,409,160,182]" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6CD62EFF29709FF42EFF60" bold="true" box="[159,281,160,182]" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">TABLE 10.</emphasis>
(Continued)
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6CD62EFE1E70F6F186F8FA" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<table id="25CCEAFD0B6C2983FF2970F6F015F8FA" box="[159,1314,201,1836]" colsContinueFrom="81.[159,1314,1558,1956]" gridcols="5" gridrows="39" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2970F6F015FF09" box="[159,1314,201,223]" gridrow="0" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E70F6F4C8FF09" box="[424,511,201,223]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Stage 36</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1070F6F7C9FF09" box="[678,766,201,223]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Stage 40</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1370F6F113FF09" box="[933,1060,201,223]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Stage 41</th>
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1570F6F015FF09" box="[1187,1314,201,223]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Stage 42</th>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2970CDF015FEDE" box="[159,1314,242,264]" gridrow="1" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E70CDF4C8FEDE" box="[424,511,242,264]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">(n=1)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1070CDF7C9FEDE" box="[678,766,242,264]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">(n=1)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1370CDF113FEDE" box="[933,1060,242,264]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">(n=2)</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1570CDF015FEDE" box="[1187,1314,242,264]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">(n=3)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297122F015FEE5" box="[159,1314,285,307]" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297122F5CFFEE5" box="[159,248,285,307]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">HWEL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7122F4C8FEE5" box="[424,511,285,307]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">11.66</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107122F7C9FEE5" box="[678,766,285,307]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">9.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137122F113FEE5" box="[933,1060,285,307]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">10.1810.63</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157122F015FEE5" box="[1187,1314,285,307]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">10.32±0.85</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297179F015FE8A" box="[159,1314,326,348]" gridrow="3" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157179F015FE8A" box="[1187,1314,326,348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">9.3310.82</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29714FF015FE50" box="[159,1314,368,390]" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29714FF5CFFE50" box="[159,248,368,390]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">TAL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E714FF4C8FE50" box="[424,511,368,390]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">35.04</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10714FF7C9FE50" box="[678,766,368,390]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">35.89</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13714FF113FE50" box="[933,1060,368,390]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">38.639.33</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15714FF015FE50" box="[1187,1314,368,390]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">37.96±1.87</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2971A6F015FE79" box="[159,1314,409,431]" gridrow="5" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1571A6F015FE79" box="[1187,1314,409,431]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">35.8939.52</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2971FDF015FE0E" box="[159,1314,450,472]" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2971FDF5CFFE0E" box="[159,248,450,472]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">TLP (%)</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E71FDF4C8FE0E" box="[424,511,450,472]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">60.18</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1071FDF7C9FE0E" box="[678,766,450,472]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">65.23</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1371FDF113FE0E" box="[933,1060,450,472]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">67.0167.05</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1571FDF015FE0E" box="[1187,1314,450,472]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">69.52±0.57</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2971D3F015FDD4" box="[159,1314,492,514]" gridrow="7" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1571D3F015FDD4" box="[1187,1314,492,514]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">68.9270.04</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29722AF015FDFD" box="[159,1314,533,555]" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29722AF5CFFDFD" box="[159,248,533,555]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">MTH</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E722AF4C8FDFD" box="[424,511,533,555]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">12.32</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10722AF7C9FDFD" box="[678,766,533,555]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">10.47</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13722AF113FDFD" box="[933,1060,533,555]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">12.1212.13</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15722AF015FDFD" box="[1187,1314,533,555]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">11.08±0.64</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297201F015FD82" box="[159,1314,574,596]" gridrow="9" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157201F015FD82" box="[1187,1314,574,596]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">10.5111.78</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297257F015FDA8" box="[159,1314,616,638]" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297257F5CFFDA8" box="[159,248,616,638]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">TMW</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7257F4C8FDA8" box="[424,511,616,638]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.3</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107257F7C9FDA8" box="[678,766,616,638]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.14</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137257F113FDA8" box="[933,1060,616,638]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.224.68</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157257F015FDA8" box="[1187,1314,616,638]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.6±0.12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2972AEF015FD71" box="[159,1314,657,679]" gridrow="11" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1572AEF015FD71" box="[1187,1314,657,679]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.494.73</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297285F015FD06" box="[159,1314,698,720]" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297285F5CFFD06" box="[159,248,698,720]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">TMH</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7285F4C8FD06" box="[424,511,698,720]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.5</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107285F7C9FD06" box="[678,766,698,720]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.29</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137285F113FD06" box="[933,1060,698,720]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.915.18</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157285F015FD06" box="[1187,1314,698,720]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">5.55±0.54</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2972DBF015FD2C" box="[159,1314,740,762]" gridrow="13" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1572DBF015FD2C" box="[1187,1314,740,762]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.955.99</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297332F015FCF5" box="[159,1314,781,803]" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297332F5CFFCF5" box="[159,248,781,803]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">SND</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7332F4C8FCF5" box="[424,511,781,803]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107332F7C9FCF5" box="[678,766,781,803]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137332F113FCF5" box="[933,1060,781,803]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.61.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157332F015FCF5" box="[1187,1314,781,803]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.3±0.52</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297309F015FC9A" box="[159,1314,822,844]" gridrow="15" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157309F015FC9A" box="[1187,1314,822,844]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">11.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29735FF015FCA0" box="[159,1314,864,886]" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29735FF5CFFCA0" box="[159,248,864,886]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">IND</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E735FF4C8FCA0" box="[424,511,864,886]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3.6</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10735FF7C9FCA0" box="[678,766,864,886]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.73</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13735FF113FCA0" box="[933,1060,864,886]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">22.2</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15735FF015FCA0" box="[1187,1314,864,886]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.09±0.08</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2973B6F015FC49" box="[159,1314,905,927]" gridrow="17" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1573B6F015FC49" box="[1187,1314,905,927]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">22.13</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29738DF015FC1E" box="[159,1314,946,968]" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29738DF5CFFC1E" box="[159,248,946,968]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">END</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E738DF4C8FC1E" box="[424,511,946,968]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10738DF7C9FC1E" box="[678,766,946,968]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.07</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13738DF113FC1E" box="[933,1060,946,968]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.132.4</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15738DF015FC1E" box="[1187,1314,946,968]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.2±0.07</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2973E3F015FC24" box="[159,1314,988,1010]" gridrow="19" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1573E3F015FC24" box="[1187,1314,988,1010]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.132.27</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29743AF015FBCD" box="[159,1314,1029,1051]" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29743AF5CFFBCD" box="[159,248,1029,1051]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">EL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E743AF4C8FBCD" box="[424,511,1029,1051]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.3</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10743AF7C9FBCD" box="[678,766,1029,1051]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.67</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13743AF113FBCD" box="[933,1060,1029,1051]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.672.1</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15743AF015FBCD" box="[1187,1314,1029,1051]" gridcol="4" gridrow="20" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.01±0.22</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297411F015FB92" box="[159,1314,1070,1092]" gridrow="21" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157411F015FB92" box="[1187,1314,1070,1092]" gridcol="4" gridrow="21" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.872.27</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297467F015FBB8" box="[159,1314,1112,1134]" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297467F5CFFBB8" box="[159,248,1112,1134]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">EW</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7467F4C8FBB8" box="[424,511,1112,1134]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.2</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107467F7C9FBB8" box="[678,766,1112,1134]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.53</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137467F113FBB8" box="[933,1060,1112,1134]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.731.9</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157467F015FBB8" box="[1187,1314,1112,1134]" gridcol="4" gridrow="22" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.77±0.12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2974BEF015FB41" box="[159,1314,1153,1175]" gridrow="23" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1574BEF015FB41" box="[1187,1314,1153,1175]" gridcol="4" gridrow="23" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.671.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297495F015FB16" box="[159,1314,1194,1216]" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297495F5CFFB16" box="[159,248,1194,1216]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">IOD</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7495F4C8FB16" box="[424,511,1194,1216]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">7.1</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107495F7C9FB16" box="[678,766,1194,1216]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">6.2</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137495F113FB16" box="[933,1060,1194,1216]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">6.36.8</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157495F015FB16" box="[1187,1314,1194,1216]" gridcol="4" gridrow="24" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">6.47±0.31</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2974EBF015FB3C" box="[159,1314,1236,1258]" gridrow="25" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1574EBF015FB3C" box="[1187,1314,1236,1258]" gridcol="4" gridrow="25" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">6.26.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2974C2F015FAC5" box="[159,1314,1277,1299]" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2974C2F5CFFAC5" box="[159,248,1277,1299]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">VP</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E74C2F4C8FAC5" box="[424,511,1277,1299]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">52</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1074C2F7C9FAC5" box="[678,766,1277,1299]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">50</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1374C2F113FAC5" box="[933,1060,1277,1299]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">5054</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1574C2F015FAC5" box="[1187,1314,1277,1299]" gridcol="4" gridrow="26" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">43±2.65</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297519F015FAEA" box="[159,1314,1318,1340]" gridrow="27" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157519F015FAEA" box="[1187,1314,1318,1340]" gridcol="4" gridrow="27" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4045</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29756FF015FAB0" box="[159,1314,1360,1382]" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29756FF5CFFAB0" box="[159,248,1360,1382]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">DP right</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E756FF4C8FAB0" box="[424,511,1360,1382]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">17</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10756FF7C9FAB0" box="[678,766,1360,1382]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">22</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13756FF113FAB0" box="[933,1060,1360,1382]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2020</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15756FF015FAB0" box="[1187,1314,1360,1382]" gridcol="4" gridrow="28" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">18.67±3.21</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297546F015FA59" box="[159,1314,1401,1423]" gridrow="29" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157546F015FA59" box="[1187,1314,1401,1423]" gridcol="4" gridrow="29" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1521</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2975F3F015FA34" box="[159,1314,1484,1506]" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2975F3F5CFFA34" box="[159,248,1484,1506]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">DP left</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E75F3F4C8FA34" box="[424,511,1484,1506]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">16</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1075F3F7C9FA34" box="[678,766,1484,1506]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">23</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1375F3F113FA34" box="[933,1060,1484,1506]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2021</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1575F3F015FA34" box="[1187,1314,1484,1506]" gridcol="4" gridrow="30" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">17.67±0.58</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2975CAF015F9DD" box="[159,1314,1525,1547]" gridrow="31" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1575CAF015F9DD" box="[1187,1314,1525,1547]" gridcol="4" gridrow="31" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1718</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297621F015F9E2" box="[159,1314,1566,1588]" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297621F5CFF9E2" box="[159,248,1566,1588]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">WOD</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7621F4C8F9E2" box="[424,511,1566,1588]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">5.87</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107621F7C9F9E2" box="[678,766,1566,1588]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.8</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137621F113F9E2" box="[933,1060,1566,1588]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">55.1</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157621F015F9E2" box="[1187,1314,1566,1588]" gridcol="4" gridrow="32" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.9±0.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297677F015F988" box="[159,1314,1608,1630]" gridrow="33" pageId="82" pageNumber="83" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157677F015F988" box="[1187,1314,1608,1630]" gridcol="4" gridrow="33" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">4.85</td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF29764EF015F951" box="[159,1314,1649,1671]" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF29764EF5CFF951" box="[159,248,1649,1671]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">WUJ</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E764EF4C8F951" box="[424,511,1649,1671]" gridcol="1" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3.67</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD10764EF7C9F951" box="[678,766,1649,1671]" gridcol="2" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC13764EF113F951" box="[933,1060,1649,1671]" gridcol="3" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB15764EF015F951" box="[1187,1314,1649,1671]" gridcol="4" gridrow="34" pageId="82" pageNumber="83"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2976A5F015F966" box="[159,1314,1690,1712]" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2976A5F5CFF966" box="[159,248,1690,1712]" gridcol="0" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">UJP (%)</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E76A5F4C8F966" box="[424,511,1690,1712]" gridcol="1" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">62.5</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1076A5F7C9F966" box="[678,766,1690,1712]" gridcol="2" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">56.25</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1376A5F113F966" box="[933,1060,1690,1712]" gridcol="3" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">74</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1576A5F015F966" box="[1187,1314,1690,1712]" gridcol="4" gridrow="35" pageId="82" pageNumber="83"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2976FBF015F90C" box="[159,1314,1732,1754]" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2976FBF5CFF90C" box="[159,248,1732,1754]" gridcol="0" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">SL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E76FBF4C8F90C" box="[424,511,1732,1754]" gridcol="1" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.73</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1076FBF7C9F90C" box="[678,766,1732,1754]" gridcol="2" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3.4</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1376FBF113F90C" box="[933,1060,1732,1754]" gridcol="3" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.32.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1576FBF015F90C" box="[1187,1314,1732,1754]" gridcol="4" gridrow="36" pageId="82" pageNumber="83"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF2976D2F015F8D5" box="[159,1314,1773,1795]" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF2976D2F5CFF8D5" box="[159,248,1773,1795]" gridcol="0" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">SW</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E76D2F4C8F8D5" box="[424,511,1773,1795]" gridcol="1" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD1076D2F7C9F8D5" box="[678,766,1773,1795]" gridcol="2" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC1376D2F113F8D5" box="[933,1060,1773,1795]" gridcol="3" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">1.61.7</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB1576D2F015F8D5" box="[1187,1314,1773,1795]" gridcol="4" gridrow="37" pageId="82" pageNumber="83"></td>
</tr>
<tr id="E9FC1A1F0B6C2983FF297729F015F8FA" box="[159,1314,1814,1836]" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<th id="AA2D73630B6C2983FF297729F5CFF8FA" box="[159,248,1814,1836]" gridcol="0" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">VTL</th>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FE1E7729F4C8F8FA" box="[424,511,1814,1836]" gridcol="1" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">2.93</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FD107729F7C9F8FA" box="[678,766,1814,1836]" gridcol="2" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FC137729F113F8FA" box="[933,1060,1814,1836]" gridcol="3" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">3</td>
<td id="AA2D73630B6C2983FB157729F015F8FA" box="[1187,1314,1814,1836]" gridcol="4" gridrow="38" pageId="82" pageNumber="83"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6CD62EFF717752F49EF826" blockId="82.[151,1436,1900,2032]" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">
<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6CD62EFF717752F400F852" box="[199,311,1901,1924]" italics="true" pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Variation.</emphasis>
Variation of 28 meristic characters of tadpoles in Stages 3642 (CJ 1949) are shown in
<tableCitation id="1A4E2DE60B6CD62EFA847753F0AFF852" box="[1330,1432,1900,1925]" captionStart="TABLE 10" captionStartId="81.[151,239,1444,1467]" captionText="TABLE 10. Variation of 26 meristic characters of tadpoles in Stages 3642 of Gastrotheca pseustes (CJ 1949). Values are given in mm, mean±standard deviations (first row) and ranges (second row), number of specimens in parentheses. See Materials and methods for character abreviations." pageId="82" pageNumber="83">Table 10</tableCitation>
. Total length varies between 55.0 (Stage 40) and 58.2 (Stage 36) and tail length proportion varies from 60% to 70% until Stage 42. Number of marginal papillae varies among specimens and Gosner stages; number of lower lip papillae is high (4352).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5773185D0B6DD62FFF7170A7F103FE23" blockId="83.[151,1437,151,501]" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">
We documented changes in coloration during ontogenetic development of one, mostly pale brown individual (CJ 1953) (
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,
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). At Stage 41, the dorsum and flanks are yellowish-brown with a poorly defined pattern of brown-gray, elongated paravertebral marks and few blotches on dorsum of hind limbs. A diffuse brown-gray stripe borders the canthal and dorsolateral body, and is bordered above by a creamy-brown stripe. The iris has a reddishgold suffusion. By Stage 45, markings on the dorsum and flanks are better defined with brown markings darkest peripherally; scattered green ill-defined flecks are present on dorsum of head, limbs, and canthus rostralis; tip of fingers are yellowish-cream. At Stage 46, paravertebral green-brown markings on dorsum of body and green flecks on limbs are contrasting to surrounding light brown areas; flanks have a dark brown stripe. Color variation in 6 metamorphs (CJ 1949,
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, QCAZ 45126) in Stage 46 is depicted in
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. They vary from dark brown to green with either well-defined paravertebral marks to a uniformly colored dorsum.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFF21765AF42BF9AD" bold="true" box="[151,284,1637,1659]" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">FIGURE 35</emphasis>
. Ontogenetic changes in live
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFDEF765AF604F9AA" box="[601,819,1637,1660]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">Gastrotheca pseustes</emphasis>
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1 (CJ 1953) from Chillacocha, El Oro Province, Ecuador. Stages of Gosner: (A) Stage 41, (B) Stage 45, and (C) Stage 46. Scale = 5 mm. Photos by LAC.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFF7176F8F453F908" box="[199,356,1735,1758]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">Comparisons.</emphasis>
Tadpoles of
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</emphasis>
(in
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and
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provinces) occur in sympatry with those of
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in
</emphasis>
the Saraguro region and with
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFCBF76D3F659F8D2" box="[777,878,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. elicioi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFCCA76D3F6D4F8D2" box="[892,995,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. lojana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFC4776D3F196F8D2" box="[1009,1185,1771,1796]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. psychrophila</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFB5676D3F048F8D5" box="[1248,1407,1772,1795]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. turnerorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the Loja-Abra de
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region.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFDA07731F632F8F1" box="[534,773,1806,1831]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">Gastrotheca pseustes</emphasis>
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differs from
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFC2B7730F135F8F1" box="[925,1026,1806,1831]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. elicioi</emphasis>
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by lacking a dorsal gray-pigmented fin that abruptly arises from the body; from
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFD1E770BF624F89A" box="[680,787,1843,1868]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. lojana</emphasis>
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by having a reticulated pattern on flanks, and from
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFA32770BF420F8B9" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. turnerorum</emphasis>
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by having a less rounded tail terminus (compare in
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). For
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFC597768F197F8B9" box="[1007,1184,1878,1903]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. psychrophila</emphasis>
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, see remarks under
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFA327768F5EAF842" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">G. elicioi</emphasis>
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tadpole account.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFF7177A1F456F860" bold="true" box="[199,353,1950,1975]" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">Vocalization.</emphasis>
Four individuals of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6DD62FFDF277A1F606F861" box="[580,817,1950,1975]" italics="true" pageId="83" pageNumber="84">Gastrotheca pseustes</emphasis>
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were recorded from three locations in
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(2 individuals from Bosque Washapamba, one from Vía Urdaneta-Tutupali, and 1 from Cerro de Arcos; see Appendix III). Because of the taxonomic problems related to the
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FCA870A7F6A7FF66" box="[798,912,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseuste</emphasis>
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s complex we decided to use for the present analysis only the recordings obtained from populations situated nearby the
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locality, south of the Jubones- Girón river valley in
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(e.g.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FDD770DFF7EAFF2E" box="[609,733,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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1). Descriptive statistics of the acoustic variables are provided in
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. The advertisement call of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FD8B713AF78EFECA" box="[573,697,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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is a complex call, composed of one to five long pulsed notes and followed (or not) by one to six short, single-pulsed notes (
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HN). The long note had a mean duration of
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(SD = 0.188) and consisted on average of 32.72 (SD = 6.867) distinct pulses, partly fused, without silent intervals (amplitude modulation close but less than 100%). The amplitude of the long note increases gradually towards the end of the note after which it decreases a little by the end. The short notes had a mean duration of
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(SD = 0.046) and the inter-note interval is on average of
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(SD = 0.502). The mean dominant frequency of the call is 1359.0 Hz (SD = 37.981), with a mean 90% bandwidth of 1043.21483.4 Hz. The fundamental frequency is usually recognizable; when visible, 6 to 7 harmonics are distinguishable.
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FF71721AF452FDEA" box="[199,357,549,572]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">Comparisons:</emphasis>
The advertisement call of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FD11721BF6AEFDEA" box="[679,921,548,573]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">Gastrotheca pseustes</emphasis>
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is most similar to that of
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<taxonomicName id="90CC63DE0B6AD628FB6E721AF071FDEA" box="[1240,1350,549,572]" class="Amphibia" family="Hemiphractidae" genus="Gastrotheca" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="84" pageNumber="85" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="yacuri">G. yacuri</taxonomicName>
,
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but
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FA32721AF5C3FDB6" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
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has a much longer call duration, longer long notes duration, longer inter-note interval a lower dominant frequency and a lower 90% bandwidth frequency compared with the call of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FC407252F169FD52" box="[1014,1118,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. yacuri</emphasis>
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(
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). Also,
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FAA97252F0ABFD52" box="[1311,1436,621,644]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
usually emits 46 short notes compared with the only two short notes that
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FC5472AFF17DFD7E" box="[994,1098,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. yacuri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
emits. The call of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FAA972AFF0ABFD7E" box="[1311,1436,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be easily distinguished from that of
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FDE2728AF78DFD1B" box="[596,698,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. lojana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FD46728AF6B6FD1B" box="[752,897,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. testudinea</emphasis>
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by the amplitude modulation of the longer note, much longer call duration, lower short note rate, longer long notes duration, longer inter-note interval, larger number of pulses, higher pulse rate, a higher dominant frequency, and higher 90% bandwidth frequency. Also,
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FA3272C2F5C3FCEE" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. pseustes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
emits a larger number of long and short notes compared with
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FC1A731FF124FCEE" box="[940,1043,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. lojana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="65B8C44F0B6AD628FBFF731FF1ECFCEE" box="[1097,1243,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="84" pageNumber="85">G. testudinea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<tableCitation id="1A4E2DE60B6AD628FB5F7320F077FCEE" box="[1257,1344,799,824]" captionStart="TABLE 5" captionStartId="30.[147,228,515,536]" captionText="TABLE 5. Quantitative description of the advertisement calls (mean±SD, range) of the Gastrotheca species from Southern Ecuador. See text for details." pageId="84" pageNumber="85">Table 5</tableCitation>
).
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