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Experimental evidence for selection on shell size in Cepaea Hortensis (Müll.)

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Knights, R.W. Experimental evidence for selection on shell size in Cepaea Hortensis (Müll.). Genetica 50, 51–60 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122678

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