VARIANCES AND COVARIANCES OF PHENOLOGICAL TRAITS IN A WILD MAMMAL POPULATION
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عنوان ژورنال: Evolution
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0014-3820
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01161.x