A non-invasive method of measuring heart rates in small reptiles and amphibians

Herpetological Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 421-423

  Aubret, Fabien ^a   Tort, Mélodie ^a   Blanvillain, Gaëlle ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 84889579600     PISSN: 0018084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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