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. 2011 Sep 22;278(1719):2724-5; discussion 2726-7.
doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0595. Epub 2011 Jun 22.

Measuring the cost of plasticity: a problem of statistical non-independence

Derek A Roff  1
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Measuring the cost of plasticity: a problem of statistical non-independence

Derek A Roff. Proc Biol Sci. .
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