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Sibling rivalry and brood sex ratios in polyembryonic wasps

✍ Scribed by Grbić, Miodrag; Ode, Paul J.; Strand, Michael R.

Book ID
109782416
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
437 KB
Volume
360
Category
Article
ISSN
0028-0836

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