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Gene flow in a cline Amathes glareosa Esp. and its melanic F. Edda Staud. (Lep.) in Shetland
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Gene flow in a cline Amathes glareosa Esp. and its melanic F. Edda Staud. (Lep.) in Shetland

  • H B D Kettlewell1 &
  • R J Berry2 

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  1. Department of Zoology, Genetics Laboratory, University of Oxford,

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  2. Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, W.C.1

    R J Berry

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Kettlewell, H., Berry, R. Gene flow in a cline Amathes glareosa Esp. and its melanic F. Edda Staud. (Lep.) in Shetland. Heredity 24, 1–14 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1969.1

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  • Received: 12 February 1968

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1969.1

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