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EVOLUTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF TAIL FEATHERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE THEORY OF SEXUAL SELECTION

✍ Scribed by José Miguel Aparicio; Raúl Bonal; Pedro J. Cordero


Book ID
110727855
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
192 KB
Volume
57
Category
Article
ISSN
0014-3820

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