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Symmetry, male dominance and female mate preferences in the Iberian rock lizard,Lacerta monticola

✍ Scribed by Pilar López; Alberto Muñoz; José Martín

Publisher
Springer
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
53 KB
Volume
52
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-5443

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