Non-random mating in the two-spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata): I. A reassessment of the evidence

Heredity

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 229-240

  Kearns, P W E ^a   Tomlinson, I P M ^a   O'Donald P ^a   Veltman, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84966153137     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1990.91     Document Type: Article

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