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Clutch size, offspring performance, and intergenerational fitness

โœ Scribed by Mangel, M.; Rosenheim, J. A.; Adler, F. R.


Book ID
121718088
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
516 KB
Volume
5
Category
Article
ISSN
1045-2249

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