Quantitative genetics and fitness: Lessons from drosophila

Heredity

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 103-118

  Roff, Derek A ^a   Mousseau, Timothy A ^a  

^a Department of Biology ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 84966172146     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1987.15     Document Type: Article

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