Energetics of Growth in a Temperate Zone Toad, Bufo bufo: Effects of Growth Hormone
✍ Scribed by C. Barker Jørgensen; H. Wind-Larsen
- Book ID
- 115187463
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 425 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-7272
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