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- Nelson, X. J., Jackson, R. R. 2012. Fine tuning of vision-based prey-choice decisions by a predator that targets malaria vectors. Journal of Arachnology 40: 23-33. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/Hill-61
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