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Research Article

The balance of common vs. rare: a study of dragonfly (Insecta: Odonata) assemblages in the Brazilian Pampa biome

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Pages 188-199 | Received 11 Mar 2021, Accepted 25 Apr 2022, Published online: 10 May 2022

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