Phenotypic integration and conserved covariance structure in calopterygid damselflies
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evolutionary Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1010-061X,1420-9101
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01488.x