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Ecological implications of metabolic biochemistry: Elephant parts and the third secret of life

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Suarez, R.K. Ecological implications of metabolic biochemistry: Elephant parts and the third secret of life. Experientia 48, 535–536 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01920235

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