FREQUENCY-DEPENDENT MATE SELECTION IN MORMONIELLA VITRIPENNIS
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0014-3820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1974.tb00745.x