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Genetic studies of enzyme variation in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata (peters)

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Shami, S.A., Beardmore, J.A. Genetic studies of enzyme variation in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata (peters). Genetica 48, 67–73 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00125288

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