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Reproductive biology and ecological strategies of three species of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo)

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Petrauskienė, Laima, Utevska, Olga, Utevsky, Serge (2011): Reproductive biology and ecological strategies of three species of medicinal leeches (genus Hirudo). Journal of Natural History 45 (11-12): 737-747, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.535918, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.535918

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