Female mimicry in garter snakes
β Scribed by Mason, Robert T.; Crews, David
- Book ID
- 109739533
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 229 KB
- Volume
- 316
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/316059a0
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