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... July or early August , long after white - crowned sparrows have begun to breed in most portions of their range [ 755 ] . The distinctive aspect of the falcon's annual cycle stems from its exploitation of migrant songbirds , which it ...
... July or early August , long after white - crowned sparrows have begun to breed in most portions of their range [ 755 ] . The distinctive aspect of the falcon's annual cycle stems from its exploitation of migrant songbirds , which it ...
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... July Sept Nov Jan March May July Sept 1967 1968 21 Timing of reproduction in a desert sparrow . Females in a population of rufous - winged sparrows initiated nesting in July 1967 after the first heavy rainfall of the year . ( Arrows ...
... July Sept Nov Jan March May July Sept 1967 1968 21 Timing of reproduction in a desert sparrow . Females in a population of rufous - winged sparrows initiated nesting in July 1967 after the first heavy rainfall of the year . ( Arrows ...
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... July ) : 54–61 . Garstka , W. R. , and D. Crews . 1981. Female sex pheromone in the skin and circulation of a garter snake . Science 214 : 681–682 . Geschwind , N. 1970. The organization of language and the brain . Science 170 : 940-944 ...
... July ) : 54–61 . Garstka , W. R. , and D. Crews . 1981. Female sex pheromone in the skin and circulation of a garter snake . Science 214 : 681–682 . Geschwind , N. 1970. The organization of language and the brain . Science 170 : 940-944 ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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