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The furcula and the evolution of avian flight

✍ Scribed by Bock, Walter J.

Book ID
121422575
Publisher
International Academic Publishing Co (Nauka/Interperiodica)
Year
2013
Tongue
English
Weight
454 KB
Volume
47
Category
Article
ISSN
0031-0301

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