Long-wavelength sensitive opsin (LWS) gene variability in Neotropical cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0001-3765
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201720150692