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Anniversary: Maria Sibylla Merian and metamorphosis

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Figure 1

GRANGER HISTORICAL PICTURE ARCHIVE / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

Figure 2: Merian's paintings.

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Kutschera, U. Anniversary: Maria Sibylla Merian and metamorphosis. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 0074 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0074

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