Genetic variation in egg dimensions in natural populations of the Great Tit

Genetica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1981, Pages 221-232

  Van Noordwijk, A J ^a,b   Keizer, L C P ^a   Van Balen, J H ^b   Scharloo, W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0000227915     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: 15736857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00127206     Document Type: Article

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