The ABCs of MHC

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 28-37

  Knapp, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27744442434     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20038     Document Type: Review

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