Sexy streamers? The role of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of hirundine tail streamers.
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SEXY STREAMERS? THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE EVOLUTION OF HIRUNDINE TAIL STREAMERS Park, K.J., Buchanan, K.L. and Evans, M.R. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, U.K. 1 [email protected] 2 [email protected] [email protected]
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
دوره 55 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001