Evolution of Coloniality via Commodity Selection: What about Variance?
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Biology, Kansas State University, Manha an, Kansas 66506, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Department of Biology, Campus Box 1137, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 631304899, USA. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77840-2258, USA EVOLUTION OF COLONIALITY VIA COMMODITY SELECTION: WHAT ABOUT VARIANCE? The Auk 121(1):257–262, 2004 Commentary
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