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Assessing Differences in Sperm Competitive Ability in Drosophila
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GENETIC HETEROGENEITY INCREASES VIABILITY IN COMPETING GROUPS OF DROSOPHILA HYDEI
Cristina Lopez-Suarez1, Miguel A Toro2, Carlos Garcia1
1Area de Xenética, Departamento de Bioloxía Fundamental, Facultade de Bioloxía, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
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