Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet

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Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet. / Boomsma, Jacobus J.

In: Current Biology, Vol. 17, No. 16, 2007, p. R673-83.

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Boomsma, JJ 2007, 'Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet', Current Biology, vol. 17, no. 16, pp. R673-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.033

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Boomsma, J. J. (2007). Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet. Current Biology, 17(16), R673-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.033

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Boomsma JJ. Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet. Current Biology. 2007;17(16):R673-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.033

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Boomsma, Jacobus J. / Kin selection versus sexual selection: why the ends do not meet. In: Current Biology. 2007 ; Vol. 17, No. 16. pp. R673-83.

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