Cervical anatomy and function in turtles

Biology of Turtles: From Structures to Strategies of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 163-186

  Herrel, Anthony ^a   Van Damme, Johan ^a   Aerts, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420004977     Document Type: Chapter

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