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Nancy J. Flood; ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF DELAYED PLUMAGE MATURATION IN MALE NORTHERN ORIOLES, Evolution, Volume 38, Issue 2, 1 March 1984, Pages 267–279, https:
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