Prey switching in four species of carnivorous stoneflies
β Scribed by J. M. Elliott
- Book ID
- 108721887
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 535 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0046-5070
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