FASTER LIZARDS SIRE MORE OFFSPRING: SEXUAL SELECTION ON WHOLE-ANIMAL PERFORMANCE
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0014-3820
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb01849.x