Frequency of Spontaneous Arousal from Hibernation in Bats
โ Scribed by MENAKER, MICHAEL
- Book ID
- 109637801
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1964
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 353 KB
- Volume
- 203
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/203540a0
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