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S. M. Manton; THE EVOLUTION OF ARTHROPODAN LOCOMOTORY MECHANISMS. PART 6. HABITS AND EVOLUTION OF THE LYSIOPETALOIDEA [DIPLOPODA], SOME PRINCIPLES OF LEG DESIGN
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