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African Journal of Herpetology Volume 51, 2002 - Issue 2
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Frequency of tail autotomy in the African Olive Grass Snake, Psammophis ‘phillipsii’ from three habitats in southern Nigeria

Godfrey C. Akani Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Luca Luiselli F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Via Olona 7, Rome, I‐00198, Italy E-mail: [email protected]
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Sunday M. Wariboko Department of Biological Sciences, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
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Linda Ude F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Via Olona 7, Rome, I‐00198, Italy
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Francesco M. Angelici F.I.Z.V. (Ecology) and Centre of Environmental Studies “Demetra”, Via Olona 7, Rome, I‐00198, Italy
Pages 143-146 | Received 14 Jun 2002, Accepted 15 Nov 2002, Published online: 31 Aug 2010

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