Growth of juvenile newts Triturus cristatus and T. vulgaris in captivity

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-340

  Baker, John ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0343233384     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853898X00250     Document Type: Article

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