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Original Articles

Trial‐and‐error derivation of aggressive‐mimicry signals by Brettus and Cyrba, spartaeine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Israel, Kenya, and Sri Lanka

Pages 95-117 | Received 08 Jan 2001, Accepted 17 Jan 2002, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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