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Forel, A. (1908a) Fourmis de Costa-Rica rŽcoltŽes par M. Paul Biolley. Bulletin de la SociŽtŽ Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 44, 35-72.
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Longino, J.T. (1989b) Geographic variation and community structure in an ant-plant mutualism: Azteca and Cecropia in Costa Rica. Biotropica, 21, 126-132.
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Page author: John T. Longino longinoj@evergreen.edu
Date of this version: 5 June 2007.
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