Temperature-dependent sex determination and gonadal differentiation in reptiles
β Scribed by Pieau, C.; Dorizzi, M.; Richard-Mercier, N.
- Book ID
- 113014212
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1420-682X
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