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Original Russian Text © M.I. Cheprakov, 2011, published in Ekologiya, 2011, No. 6, pp. 478–480.

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Cheprakov, M.I. Components of the chitty effect. Russ J Ecol 42, 529–531 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413611060051

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