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Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina: The English Mainland, 1958–60
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Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina: The English Mainland, 1958–60

  • E R Creed1,
  • W H Dowdeswell2,
  • E B Ford3 &
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  • K G McWhirter3 

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    E B Ford & K G McWhirter

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Creed, E., Dowdeswell, W., Ford, E. et al. Evolutionary studies on Maniola jurtina: The English Mainland, 1958–60. Heredity 17, 237–265 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1962.18

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