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The scramble competition mating system of the sphecid wasp Palmodes praestans (Kohl)

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Alcock, John, Kemp, Darrell J. (2005): The scramble competition mating system of the sphecid wasp Palmodes praestans (Kohl). Journal of Natural History 39 (30): 2809-2814, DOI: 10.1080/00222930500114384, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500114384

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