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Original Articles

Temperature-dependent geographic variation in the flashes of the firefly Luciola cruciata (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Pages 861-867 | Received 06 Jan 2009, Accepted 01 Dec 2009, Published online: 15 Mar 2010

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