Dynamic changes in body form during swimming in the water snake Nerodia sipedon
โ Scribed by Abigail Pattishall; David Cundall
- Book ID
- 108300183
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1014 KB
- Volume
- 111
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-2006
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