Tail autotomy and extinction in Mediterranean lizards. A preliminary study of continental and insular populations

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• Publication year

  1997

• Venue

  Journal of Zoology

• Publication date

  1997-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/J.1469-7998.1997.TB02799.X
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