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Adaptive significance of synchronized breeding in a colonial bird: a new hypothesis

✍ Scribed by Emlen, S.; Demong, N.

Book ID: 115544040
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Year: 1975
Tongue: English
Weight: 733 KB
Volume: 188
Category: Article
ISSN: 0036-8075
DOI: 10.1126/science.1145188

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