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Females do count: Documenting Chironomidae (Diptera) species diversity using DNA barcoding

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Hebert, Torbjørn Ekrem Elisabeth Stur Paul D. N. (2010): Females do count: Documenting Chironomidae (Diptera) species diversity using DNA barcoding. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 10 (5): 397-408, DOI: 10.1007/s13127-010-0034-y, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-010-0034-y

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