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Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

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Lückmann, J., Assmann, T. (2005): Reproductive biology and strategies of nine meloid beetles from Central Europe (Coleoptera: Meloidae). Journal of Natural History 39 (48): 4101-4125, DOI: 10.1080/00222930500533823, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500533823

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