The Geographic Mosaic of Sex and the Red Queen

@article{King2009TheGM,
  title={The Geographic Mosaic of Sex and the Red Queen},
  author={Kayla C. King and Lynda F. Delph and Jukka Jokela and Curtis M. Lively},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2009},
  volume={19},
  pages={1438-1441}
}
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