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A search for genetic variation in the sex ratio at hatching

W. H. Foster Agricultural Research Institute, Hillsborough, Co. Down; Department of Agricultural Biometrics, Agriculture & Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland
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D. M. G. McSherry Agricultural Research Institute, Hillsborough, Co. Down; Department of Agricultural Biometrics, Agriculture & Food Science Centre, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland
Pages 131-134 | Received 31 Aug 1979, Published online: 08 Nov 2007

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