Viviparous Caecilians and Amphibian Phylogeny
β Scribed by PARKER, H. W.
- Book ID
- 109590250
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1956
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 806 KB
- Volume
- 178
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/178250a0
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