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Conformity To Bergmann'S Rule In The Plateau Pika (Ochotona Curzoniae Hodgson, 1857) On The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

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  • 1. , H. C & , T. Z & and J. S & Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining, 810001, China & , H. C & , T. Z & Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China E-mail: jpsu@nwipb.ac.cn
  • 2. , H. C & , T. Z & and J. S & Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining, 810001, China

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Lin, G., Ci, H., Zhang, T., Su, J. (2008): Conformity To Bergmann'S Rule In The Plateau Pika (Ochotona Curzoniae Hodgson, 1857) On The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 54 (4): 411-418

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