Population Genetics and Morphological Comparisons of Migratory European (Hirundo rustica rustica) and Sedentary East-Mediterranean (Hirundo rustica transitiva) Barn Swallows
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Heredity
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1465-7333,0022-1503
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esr114