Lethal combat and sex ratio evolution in a parasitoid wasp.

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology

• Publication date

  2007-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1093/beheco/arm034PMID 24273326PMCID PMC3836406
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