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Placentation in the Adder, Vipera berus

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PLACENTATION has been described in a number of viviparous lizards and snakes, but has not been previously reported in the adder.

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  1. Department of Zoology, St. Bartholomew's Medical College,

    RUTH BELLAIRS

  2. Department of Zoology, Birkbeck College,

    I. GRIFFITHS

  3. Department of Anatomy, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, London

    A. D'A. BELLAIRS

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BELLAIRS, R., GRIFFITHS, I. & BELLAIRS, A. Placentation in the Adder, Vipera berus . Nature 176, 657–658 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176657b0

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