Morphological evolution in response to fluctuating selection

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2499-2504

  Benkman, Craig W ^a   Miller, Richard E ^a,b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030512735     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03635.x     Document Type: Article

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