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New Data on Metabolic Parameters in Subterranean Rodents

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Sedláčcek, F. (2007). New Data on Metabolic Parameters in Subterranean Rodents. In: Begall, S., Burda, H., Schleich, C.E. (eds) Subterranean Rodents. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69276-8_4

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