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Swallowing ornamental asymmetry
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  • Published: 08 October 1992

Swallowing ornamental asymmetry

  • Andrew Balmford1 &
  • Adrian Thomas1 

Nature volume 359, page 487 (1992)Cite this article

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Balmford, A., Thomas, A. Swallowing ornamental asymmetry. Nature 359, 487 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/359487a0

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