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Observation of Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) C Lutching without the Presence of Males and Eggshell Mortality on a Large Tortoise Farm in Slovenia Over a Three-Year Period Cover

Observation of Hermann’s Tortoise (Testudo hermanni) C Lutching without the Presence of Males and Eggshell Mortality on a Large Tortoise Farm in Slovenia Over a Three-Year Period

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|Dec 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2020-0035 | Journal eISSN: 1820-7448 | Journal ISSN: 0567-8315
Language: English
Page range: 471 - 483
Submitted on: Nov 14, 2019
Accepted on: Jul 6, 2020
Published on: Dec 31, 2020
Published by: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
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