Directional sensitivity in the thermal response of the facial pit in western diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox)

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2012-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1242/jeb.065896PMID 22786639
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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