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Aquatic Insects
International Journal of Freshwater Entomology
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Variation in larval fitness of a black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) over heterogeneous habitats

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Pages 143-150 | Received 13 Nov 2011, Accepted 13 Nov 2011, Published online: 08 Nov 2012

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