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Composition and organization of highly speciose Empidoidea (Diptera) communities in tropical montane forests of northern Thailand
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- 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand.
- 2. Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
- 3. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 50, F-75005 Paris, France
- 4. Entomology Section, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim, Chiang Mai 50180, Thailand
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Plant, Adrian R., Bickel, Daniel J., Chatelain, Paul, Daugeron, Christophe, Srisuka, Wichai (2019): Composition and organization of highly speciose Empidoidea (Diptera) communities in tropical montane forests of northern Thailand. Zootaxa 4590 (1): 1-39, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4590.1.1
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