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Fluctuating asymmetry in paired and umpaired damselfly malesIschnura denticollis (Burmeister) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

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Córdoba-Aguilar, A. Fluctuating asymmetry in paired and umpaired damselfly malesIschnura denticollis (Burmeister) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). J. Ethol. 13, 129–132 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02352572

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