Biomediation of Tufa Formation by Silk Capture Nets of Larval Philopotamidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)

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  • Adrian Roderick Plant Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Kantharawichai District, Mahasarakham 44150, THAILAND

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2019-09-30

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Plant, A.R. 2019. Biomediation of Tufa Formation by Silk Capture Nets of Larval Philopotamidae (Insecta: Trichoptera). Tropical Natural History. 19, 2 (Sep. 2019), 113–116.

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