Activity patterns in a viviparous snake, Vipera aspis (L.), from Mediterranean central Italy

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-318

  Zuffi, Marco A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0343302008     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853899X00321     Document Type: Article

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