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Breeding patterns in the pre-desert oniscid isopod Porcellio buddelundi of Matmata (Gabès, Tunisia)

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Pages 218-224 | Received 25 Dec 2016, Accepted 28 Apr 2017, Published online: 09 Jun 2017

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