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About the courtship rituals in fishes, but also about a false sense of security given by classification schemes, ‘comprehensive’ reviews and committee decisions

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Balon, E.K. About the courtship rituals in fishes, but also about a false sense of security given by classification schemes, ‘comprehensive’ reviews and committee decisions. Environ Biol Fish 7, 193–197 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002495

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