OESTROUS CYCLE OF THE ASIATIC ELEPHANT, ELEPHAS MAXIMUS, IN CAPTIVITY
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproduction
سال: 1971
ISSN: 1470-1626,1741-7899
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.0270321