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Natural occurrence of an experimental developmental phenotype in the leech Erpobdella punctata (Leidy 1870) (Annelida: Clitellata: Hirudinea)

Kevin Andersona Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;b Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mateus Pepinellia Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;b Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
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Sebastian Kvista Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;b Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada
Pages 268-273 | Received 05 May 2020, Accepted 13 Jun 2020, Published online: 25 Jun 2020

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