Sexual size dimorphism and assortative mating in Razorbills (Alca torda)

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 542-544

  Wagner, Richard H ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ALCA TORDA;

EID: 0032892392     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089388     Document Type: Article

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