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Inter-population variation in the mating system of a substrate-breeding cichlid in lake tanganyika

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  1. Department of Bio- and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 558-8585, Osaka, Japan

    Kazunori Matsumoto & Masanori Kohda

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Matsumoto, K., Kohda, M. Inter-population variation in the mating system of a substrate-breeding cichlid in lake tanganyika. J Ethol 16, 123–127 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02769291

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