Causes of mortality and bodily injury in Grass snakes (Natrix natrix) from the 'Stawy Milickie' nature reserve (SW Poland)

Herpetological Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 90, 2004, Pages 22-26

  Borczyk, Bartosz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

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NATRIX NATRIX; SERPENTES;

EID: 20444382453     PISSN: 14730928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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