PREDATION-ASSOCIATED DIFFERENCES IN SEX LINKAGE OF WILD GUPPY COLORATION
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Predation-associated differences in sex linkage of wild guppy coloration.
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0014-3820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01495.x