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A thirsty little lizard: drinking by the pygmy bluetongue lizard

Torben P. NielsenSchool of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mehregan EbrahimiSchool of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia;Department of Biology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, IranView further author information
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C. Michael BullSchool of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 1-6 | Received 16 Apr 2015, Accepted 03 Sep 2015, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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