Trade-off Investment between Tonic Immobility and Mate Search in the Sweetpotato Weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
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عنوان ژورنال: Insects
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2075-4450
DOI: 10.3390/insects11110774