Geographical Clinal Variation at Seven Esterase-Coding Loci in Indian Populations of Zaprionus Indianus
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عنوان ژورنال: Hereditas
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0018-0661
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1993.00161.x