Standardized Karyotype and Idiogram of Bengal Monitor Lizard, <i>Varanus bengalensis</i> (Squamata, Varanidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: CYTOLOGIA
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0011-4545,1348-7019
DOI: 10.1508/cytologia.82.75