- Award ID(s):
- 1638630
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10046138
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 1540-7063
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 732 to 742
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icx028
