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Charles Darwin’s early beetle collections: ‘Darwin’s beetle box’ and the Down House box

Mia Messengera Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Minnie Greavesb Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKView further author information
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Maxwell V.L. Barclayc Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-2014View further author information
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Justin Gerlacha Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 553-569 | Received 07 Nov 2022, Accepted 12 Mar 2024, Published online: 16 May 2024

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