Functional role of cardiac shunts in reptiles

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 204-216

  Hicks, James W ^a   Wang, Tobias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0029784606     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(19960601/15)275:2/3<204::aid-jez12>3.0.co;2-j     Document Type: Article

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