POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION DECREASES WITH DEPTH IN DEEP-SEA BIVALVES
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Population differentiation decreases with depth in deep-sea bivalves.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0014-3820,1558-5646
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01797.x