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. 1968 Sep;22(3):437-458.

doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1968.tb03985.x.

ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF PIGMENT POLYMORPHISMS IN COLIAS BUTTERFLIES. I. VARIATION OF MELANIN PIGMENT IN RELATION TO THERMOREGULATION

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PMID: 28564757
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1968.tb03985.x

ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF PIGMENT POLYMORPHISMS IN COLIAS BUTTERFLIES. I. VARIATION OF MELANIN PIGMENT IN RELATION TO THERMOREGULATION

Ward B Watt. Evolution. 1968 Sep.

. 1968 Sep;22(3):437-458.

doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1968.tb03985.x.

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¹ Department of Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 28564757
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1968.tb03985.x

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