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The independent evolution of the metafemoral spring in Coleoptera

✍ Scribed by DAVID G. FURTH; KUNIO SUZUKI


Book ID
115087658
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
840 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
0307-6970

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