SCORPIONS, SCORPIONISM, LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES AND PARTHENOGENESIS
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0104-7930
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-79301995000200002