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Antlion life cycles in Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Martin Fisher
Martin Fisher
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Bayero University, PMB 3011, Kano, Nigeria
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Keywords

antlionsCueta pollensCueta specieslife cyclesMorter obscurusNeuropteraNigeria
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , May 1989 , pp. 247 - 250
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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