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Re-thinking wing-flashing in Mimidae, with new reports from Paraguay

Paul SmithCentro IDEAL, Para La Tierra, Mariscal Estigarribia 321 c/Tte, Capurro, Pilar, Dpto. Ñeembucú, Paraguay and FAUNA Paraguay, Carmen de Lara Castro 422, Encarnación, Dpto. Itapúa, Paraguay (E-mail: [email protected]).ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-4816
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Sergio D. RíosDepartamento de Arqueología y Paleontología, Secretaría Nacional de Cultura, Asunción, Paraguay and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, San Lorenzo, Dpto. Central, Paraguay.
Pages 386-393 | Published online: 29 Mar 2019

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