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Aquatic Insects
International Journal of Freshwater Entomology
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Large net cage for captive breeding and behavioural studies of damselfly Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823) (Odonata: Lestidae): submerged oviposition as a model behaviour

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Pages 43-53 | Received 11 Aug 2017, Accepted 16 Jan 2018, Published online: 16 Feb 2018

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