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Variation of chiasma frequency in and between natural populations of acrididae
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Variation of chiasma frequency in and between natural populations of acrididae

  • J F Barker1 na1 

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Barker, J. Variation of chiasma frequency in and between natural populations of acrididae. Heredity 14, 211–214 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1960.19

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