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Caterpillar sonic defences: mechanisms and diversity of mandible stridulation in silk and hawk moth (Bombycoidea) larvae

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Pages 348-372 | Received 16 Apr 2022, Accepted 20 Sep 2022, Published online: 09 Nov 2022

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