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Some specific features of tail regeneration in the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

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Khabibullin, V.F. Some specific features of tail regeneration in the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis). Russ J Ecol 31, 66–68 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02799730

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