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All issues Volume 40 / No 4 (July-August 2008) Genet. Sel. Evol., 40 4 (2008) 433-447 References
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Genet. Sel. Evol.
Volume 40, Number 4, July-August 2008
Page(s) 433 - 447
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/gse:2008012
Published online 17 June 2008
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