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Distribution and abundance of a soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis Shinohara, 1965 (Mecistocephalidae: Geophilomorpha: Chilopoda) in a moist temperate forest in Northwest Himalaya Cover

Distribution and abundance of a soil centipede, Tygarrup nepalensis Shinohara, 1965 (Mecistocephalidae: Geophilomorpha: Chilopoda) in a moist temperate forest in Northwest Himalaya

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0011 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7014 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5266
Language: English
Page range: 105 - 112
Submitted on: Oct 9, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 9, 2025
Published on: Jan 28, 2025
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology
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