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Population differentiation in scalation of the Iberian rock lizard (Lacerta monticola)

✍ Scribed by R. P. Brown; V. Pérez-Mellando

Book ID
115257980
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
434 KB
Volume
230
Category
Article
ISSN
0952-8369

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