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Maternal care of a single offspring in the dung beetle Kheper nigroaeneus: the consequences of extreme parental investment

Penelope B. Edwards CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T., 2601, Australia
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H.H. Aschenborn CSIRO Division of Entomology, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, A.C.T., 2601, Australia
Pages 17-27 | Accepted 19 Aug 1988, Published online: 06 Aug 2007

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