HOST PLANT UTILIZATION, HOST RANGE OSCILLATIONS AND DIVERSIFICATION IN NYMPHALID BUTTERFLIES: A PHYLOGENETIC INVESTIGATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0014-3820,1558-5646
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12227