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ECOLOGY & ETHOLOGY

Spatial niche of the Italian cave salamander, Speleomantes italicus (Dunn, 1923) (Plethodontidae, Amphibia), in a subterranean system of Central Italy

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Pages 59-65 | Published online: 06 Dec 2007

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