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MAINTENANCE OF POLYMORPHISM PROMOTED BY SEX-SPECIFIC FITNESS PAYOFFS
Howard H. Whiteman,
Howard H. Whiteman
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, P.O. Box 519, Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224
Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky 42071-0009. E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorHoward H. Whiteman,
Howard H. Whiteman
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, P.O. Box 519, Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224
Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky 42071-0009. E-mail: [email protected].Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Editor: D. Fairbairn
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