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Hill, Wendy L. Correlates of male mating success in the ruff Philomachus pugnax, a lekking shorebird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. December 1991, 29 (5): 367–372. S2CID 10320147. doi:10.1007/BF00165962.
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