Thermophilic response to feeding in adult female velvet geckos.
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SUBMITTER: Dayananda B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769583 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
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Thermophilic response to feeding in adult female velvet geckos.
Dayananda Buddhi B Webb Jonathan K JK
Current zoology 20200527 6
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