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N. Mrosovsky, J. Provancha, "Sex ratio of loggerhead sea turtles hatching on a Florida beach," Canadian Journal of Zoology, 67, 2533-9, October 1989. (University of Toronto; Kennedy Space Center, Fla.)
D. Haig, M. Westoby, "Selective forces in the emergence of the seed habit," Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 38, 215-38, November 1989. (Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia)
J. Forsberg, C. Wiklund, "Mating in the afternoon: ...
