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Daily energy ingestion by the predatory Ranatra montezuma (Heteroptera) on two prey types: Importance of prey behaviour

Clay RunckDepartment of Biological Sciences. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona86011-5640, U.S.A., e-mail: [email protected]
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Dean W. BlinnDepartment of Biological Sciences. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona86011-5640, U.S.A., e-mail: [email protected]
Pages 280-285 | Received 23 Nov 1994, Accepted 29 Mar 1995, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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