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Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide

  • 1. peter.bitusik@umb.sk; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8439-4582
  • 2. ladislav.hamerlik@umb.sk; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0803-8981
  • 3. timea.chamutiova@umb.sk; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-7727

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Chamutiová, Tímea, Hamerlík, Ladislav, Bitušík, Peter (2020): Subfossil chironomids (Diptera, Chironomidae) of lakes in the Tatra Mountains an illustrated guide. Zootaxa 4819 (2): 216-264, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.2.2

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