Breeding synchrony and EPF rates: The key to a can of worms?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-48

  Schwagmeyer, P L ^a   Ketterson, E D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MATING; NONHUMAN; NOTE;

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EID: 0033017698     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01541-9     Document Type: Short Survey

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