Melanic polymorphism in ladybirds maintained by sexual selection

Heredity

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1979, Pages 143-148

  O’donald, Peter ^a   Muggleton, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84966187667     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1979.68     Document Type: Article

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