Supernumerary limbs in the axolotl
β Scribed by MADEN, M.; TURNER, R. N.
- Book ID
- 109709536
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 649 KB
- Volume
- 273
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/273232a0
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