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Heterostyly and homostyly in Primula obconica
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Heterostyly and homostyly in Primula obconica

  • V Pamela1 &
  • J Dowrick1 

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Pamela, V., Dowrick, J. Heterostyly and homostyly in Primula obconica. Heredity 10, 219–236 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1956.19

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