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Conventional sex roles in an amphidromousrhinogobius goby in which females exhibit nuptial coloration

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    Daisuke Takahashi

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Takahashi, D. Conventional sex roles in an amphidromousrhinogobius goby in which females exhibit nuptial coloration. Ichthyological Research 47, 303–306 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02674255

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