Bioassay of a Drosophila pheromone influencing sexual selection
โ Scribed by LEONARD, JACK E.; EHRMAN, LEE; SCHORSCH, MICHAEL
- Book ID
- 109692105
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1974
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 250
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/250261a0
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