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Food habits and daily activity patterns of the North African ocellated lizard Timon pater from northeastern Algeria

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Rouag, Rachid, Berrahma, Ilhem, Luiselli, Luca (2006): Food habits and daily activity patterns of the North African ocellated lizard Timon pater from northeastern Algeria. Journal of Natural History 40 (21-22): 1369-1379, DOI: 10.1080/00222930600926729, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930600926729

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