History and the Global Ecology of Squamate Reptiles

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  American Naturalist

• Publication date

  2003-06-27

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1086/375172PMID 12856236
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