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Animal Biology – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Keywords: BODY SIZE; TESTUDO GRAECA; MOROCCO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TORTOISES; BODY SHAPE; GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION
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