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Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina in sicily
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Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina in sicily

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    Present address: Zoology Department, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

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Brockie, R. Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina in sicily. Heredity 28, 337–345 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1972.44

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