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Social behaviour and life history of membracine treehoppers

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Lin, Chung-Ping (2006): Social behaviour and life history of membracine treehoppers. Journal of Natural History 40 (32-34): 1887-1907, DOI: 10.1080/00222930601046618, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930601046618

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