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Phytophagy in jumping spiders: The vegetarian side of a group of insectivorous predators

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Nyffeler, Martin (2016): Phytophagy in jumping spiders: The vegetarian side of a group of insectivorous predators. Peckhamia 137 (1): 1-17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7173243

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