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Asymmetries of Brain, Behaviour, and Cognition
Volume 12, 2007 - Issue 5
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A note on asymmetric use of the forelimbs during feeding in the European green toad (Bufo viridis)

Pages 458-463 | Received 15 Feb 2007, Published online: 22 Aug 2007

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