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Tail Loss Consequences on Habitat Use by the Iberian Rock Lizard, Lacerta monticola

✍ Scribed by José Martín and Alfredo Salvador


Book ID
118220147
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
865 KB
Volume
65
Category
Article
ISSN
0030-1299

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