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CHEMORECEPTORS IN THE PREORAL CAVITY OF THE TOBACCO HORNWORM, MANDUCA SEXTA, AND THEIR POSSIBLE FUNCTION IN FEEDING BEHAVIOUR

✍ Scribed by G. DE BOER; V. G. DETHIER; L. M. SCHOONHOVEN

Book ID
114775345
Publisher
Springer
Year
1977
Tongue
English
Weight
841 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0013-8703

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