MHC, mate choice and heterozygote advantage in a wild social primate
β Scribed by ELISE HUCHARD; LESLIE A. KNAPP; JINLIANG WANG; MICHEL RAYMOND; GUY COWLISHAW
- Book ID
- 110829985
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 290 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0962-1083
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