Dominance, reproductive behaviours and female mate choice in sterilised versus non-sterilised invasive male crayfish
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عنوان ژورنال: Aquatic Ecology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1386-2588,1573-5125
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-020-09779-5