Locomotor performance of sand lizards (Lacerta agilis): effects of predatory pressure and parasite load
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عنوان ژورنال: acta ethologica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0873-9749,1437-9546
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-013-0148-2