Morphological variation and trophic individual specialization of Imparfinis schubarti (Gomes, 1956)
Variação morfológica e especialização trófica individual de Imparfinis schubarti (Gomes, 1956)
Amanda Selinger; Leticia Mazzuco Sandri; João Henrique Alliprandini da Costa; Bruna Caroline Kotz Kliemann; Rosilene Luciana Delariva
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Submitted date:
07/13/2025
Accepted date:
04/13/2026
Publication date:
07/03/2026
