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Repeatability Analysis Of Egg Shape In A Wild Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) Population: A Sensitive Method For Egg Shape Description

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Mónus, F., Barta, Z. (2005): Repeatability Analysis Of Egg Shape In A Wild Tree Sparrow (Passer Montanus) Population: A Sensitive Method For Egg Shape Description. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 51 (2): 151-162, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12586374

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