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Hidden Armour: The Passive Protective Function of Caudal Osteoderms in Snakes

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Main Authors:	Petra Frýdlová, Jan Dudák, Veronika Tymlová, Jan Žemlička, Jiří Moravec, Daniel Frynta
Format:	Artículo Open Access
Published:	Wiley 2025
Subjects:	Journal of Morphology
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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