Industrial melanism and peppered moths (Biston betularia (L.))

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 301-322

  BERRY, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

air pollution; bird predation; microevolution; natural selection; Peppered moth

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; MELANISM; PEPPERED MOTH;

UK;

BISTON BETULARIA;

EID: 0025632424     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.1990.tb00518.x     Document Type: Article

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