NATURAL SELECTION ON HYDROID COLONY MORPHOLOGY BY INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0014-3820,1558-5646
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1991.tb02663.x