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Adjustment of basking postures in the high-altitude Iberian rock lizard ( Lacerta monticola )

✍ Scribed by Martín, Jose; López, Pilar; Carrascal, Luis M.; Salvador, Alfredo

Book ID
120256111
Publisher
NRC Research Press
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
354 KB
Volume
73
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-4301

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