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Notes on mimicry between two tropical beetles in south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Kleber Del-Claro
Kleber Del-Claro
Affiliation:
Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, CP 6109, 13081, Campinas, SP, Brasil
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Keywords

AlticinacaposematismbehaviourBrazilflea-beetlemimicry
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , August 1991 , pp. 407 - 410
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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