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Original Articles

Life cycle and population structure of the terrestrial isopod Hemilepistus klugii (Brandt, 1833) (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Iran

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Pages 2081-2094 | Received 21 Sep 2010, Accepted 18 Apr 2011, Published online: 11 Aug 2011

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