Badge Size and Extra-Pair Fertilizations in the House Sparrow
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Badge Size Reflects Sperm Oxidative Status within Social Groups in the House Sparrow Passer domesticus
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عنوان ژورنال: The Condor
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0010-5422,1938-5129
DOI: 10.1093/condor/102.2.342