SEXY STREAMERS? THE ROLE OF NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN THE EVOLUTION OF HIRUNDINE TAIL STREAMERS
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- 1 February 2001
- Vol. 55 (2), 445-446
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01307.x
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