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EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR AN OPTIMAL BODY SIZE IN SNAKES

✍ Scribed by Scott M. Boback; Craig Guyer


Book ID
110727851
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
330 KB
Volume
57
Category
Article
ISSN
0014-3820

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