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Male approach to pupae in the yellow butterfly,Eurema hecabe

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  1. Department of Biology, International Christian University, Osawa, Mitaka, 181, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshiomi Kato & Tatsuo Nakane

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Kato, Y., Nakane, T. Male approach to pupae in the yellow butterfly,Eurema hecabe . J. Ethol. 7, 59–61 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02350584

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