Sexual dimorphism and distorted sex ratios in spiders
β Scribed by Vollrath, Fritz; Parker, Geoff A.
- Book ID
- 109782352
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 456 KB
- Volume
- 360
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/360156a0
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