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MATE RECOGNITION AND MECHANICAL ISOLATION IN ENALLAGMA DAMSELFLIES (ODONATA: COENAGRIONIDAE)
Hugh M. Robertson,
Hugh E. H. Paterson,
Hugh M. Robertson
Department of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorHugh E. H. Paterson
Department of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorHugh M. Robertson,
Hugh E. H. Paterson,
Hugh M. Robertson
Department of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorHugh E. H. Paterson
Department of Zoology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Editor: J. Patton

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