Consequences of Intraspecific Variation in Female Body Size inStagmomantis limbata(Mantodea: Mantidae): Feeding Ecology, Male Attraction, and Egg Production
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Entomology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0046-225X,1938-2936
DOI: 10.1603/en12310