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Behavior of Calliphora vicina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) Under Extreme Conditions

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  1. Museum of Zoology, Palais de Rumine, P.O. Box 448, 1000, Lausanne 17, Switzerland

    J. Faucherre & D. Cherix

  2. Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne, Biology Building, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    J. Faucherre

  3. Criminal Police, Centre Blécherette, 1014, Lausanne, Switzerland

    C. Wyss

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Faucherre, J., Cherix, D. & Wyss, C. Behavior of Calliphora vicina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) Under Extreme Conditions. Journal of Insect Behavior 12, 687–690 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020931804597

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