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Keratin homogeneity in the tail feathers of Pavo cristatus and Pavo cristatus mut. alba

✍ Scribed by S. Pabisch; S. Puchegger; H.O.K. Kirchner; I.M. Weiss; H. Peterlik

Book ID: 116697110
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 900 KB
Volume: 172
Category: Article
ISSN: 1047-8477
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.07.003

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