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ants, sociobiology, social evolution, parasites, mutualists, community ecology, succession, behavioural ecology

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Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO

2019-03-01 to present | professor (Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology)
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Balint Marko

Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO

2014-04-01 to 2019-03-01 | Head of Department, Associate Professor (Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology)
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Balint Marko

Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO

2001-10-01 to 2005-09-30 | Teaching assistant (Department of Zoology)
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Balint Marko

Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO

1998-10-01 to 2001-09-30 | Preparator (Department of Zoology)
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Balint Marko

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Szeged: Szeged, HU

1998-09-01 to 2001-08-31 | PhD, Ecology and nature conservation (Department of Ecology)
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Balint Marko

Babes-Bolyai University: Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO

1994-10-01 to 1998-07-01 | BSc, Biology
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Balint Marko

Works (43)

Phylogenetic analyses of the proteins involved in encapsulation signaling pathways in ants

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Biologia
2023-06-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.24193/subbbiol.2023.1.05
Contributors: Kincső Orbán-Bakk; Enikő Csata; Bálint Markó; Ferencz Kósa
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Non-lethal fungal infection could reduce aggression towards strangers in ants

Communications Biology
2023-02-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04541-7
Contributors: Enikő Csata; Luca Pietro Casacci; Joachim Ruther; Abel Bernadou; Jürgen Heinze; Bálint Markó
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Under pressure: the effect of long-term fungal infection on the encapsulation response in ants

Insectes Sociaux
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-022-00879-z
Contributors: K. Orbán-Bakk; M. J. Marczin; L. Gál; J. Heinze; E. Csata; B. Markó
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What does not kill you makes you peaceful: non-lethal fungal infection could reduce aggression towards strangers in ants

2022-02-10 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1305759/v1
Contributors: Eniko Csata; Luca Casacci; Joachim Ruther; Abel Bernadou; Jürgen Heinze; Balint Marko
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Inside Pandora's box: Development of the lethal myrmecopathogenic fungus Pandora formicae within its ant host

Fungal Ecology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.funeco.2020.101022
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2-s2.0-85096958359

Part of ISSN: 17545048
Contributors: Csata, E.; Billen, J.; Barbu-Tudoran, L.; Markó, B.
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The Myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: Survey of Ant Species with an Annotated Synonymic Inventory

Insects
2021-01 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/insects12010078
Contributors: Sándor Csősz; Ferenc Báthori; László Gallé; Gábor Lőrinczi; István Maák; Tartally; Éva Kovács; Anna Ágnes Somogyi; Balint Marko
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Competitive pressure by territorials promotes the utilization of unusual food source by subordinate ants in temperate European woodlands

Ethology Ecology and Evolution
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2020.1753116
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2-s2.0-85084433553

Part of ISSN: 18287131 03949370
Contributors: Erős, K.; Maák, I.; Markó, B.; Babik, H.; Ślipiński, P.; Nicoară, R.; Czechowski, W.
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Effects of vineyard inter-row management on the diversity and abundance of plants and surface-dwelling invertebrates in Central Romania

Journal of Insect Conservation
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-019-00215-0
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2-s2.0-85078012510

Part of ISSN: 15729753 1366638X
Contributors: Fiera, C.; Ulrich, W.; Popescu, D.; Bunea, C.-I.; Manu, M.; Nae, I.; Stan, M.; Markó, B.; Urák, I.; Giurginca, A. et al.
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Friend or foe? Differential aggression towards neighbors and strangers in the ant Liometopum microcephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Entomological Science
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/ens.12433
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2-s2.0-85090000206

Part of ISSN: 14798298 13438786
Contributors: Keresztes, K.-K.; Csata, E.; Lunka, T.A.; Markó, B.
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Living on the Edge: Changes in the Foraging Strategy of a Territorial Ant Species Occurring with a Rival Supercolony – a Case Study

Journal of Insect Behavior
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-020-09745-x
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2-s2.0-85086341475

Part of ISSN: 15728889 08927553
Contributors: Maák, I.; Czekes, Z.; Erős, K.; Pálfi, Z.; Markó, B.
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Don't decouple Romanian universities from international excellence

Nature
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05876-6
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2-s2.0-85061273904

Part of ISSN: 14764687
Contributors: David, D.; Markó, B.
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Infection-related variation in cuticle thickness in the ant Myrmica scabrinodis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Insectes Sociaux
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-018-0628-5
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2-s2.0-85047138668

Part of ISSN: 14209098 00201812
Contributors: Csata, E.; Billen, J.; Bernadou, A.; Heinze, J.; Markó, B.
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The foraging strategy of Formica sanguinea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a facultative slave-maker

Myrmecological News
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044104385

Part of ISSN: 19973500 19944136
Contributors: Ślipiński, P.; Markó, B.; Wlodarczyk, T.; Czechowski, W.
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Turning one into five: Integrative taxonomy uncovers complex evolution of cryptic species in the harvester ant Messor “structor”

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.04.005
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2-s2.0-85048811726

Part of ISSN: 10959513 10557903
Contributors: Steiner, F.M.; Csősz, S.; Markó, B.; Gamisch, A.; Rinnhofer, L.; Folterbauer, C.; Hammerle, S.; Stauffer, C.; Arthofer, W.; Schlick-Steiner, B.C.
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Lock-picks: Fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of strangers into ant colonies

Scientific Reports
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/srep46323
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2-s2.0-85017430326

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Csata, E.; Timuş, N.; Witek, M.; Casacci, L.P.; Lucas, C.; Bagnères, A.-G.; Sztencel-Jabłonka, A.; Barbero, F.; Bonelli, S.; Rákosy, L. et al.
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The effects of fungal infection and physiological condition on the locomotory behaviour of the ant Myrmica scabrinodis

Journal of Insect Physiology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.01.004
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2-s2.0-85009874604

Part of ISSN: 00221910
Contributors: Csata, E.; Bernadou, A.; Rákosy-Tican, E.; Heinze, J.; Markó, B.
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Abandonment of crop lands leads to different recovery patterns for ant and plant communities in Eastern Europe

Community Ecology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1556/168.2016.17.1.10
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2-s2.0-84988521373

Part of ISSN: 15882756 15858553
Contributors: Német, E.; Ruprecht, E.; Gallé, R.; Markó, B.
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Adult population ecology and egg laying strategy in the ‘cruciata’ ecotype of the endangered butterfly Maculinea alcon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Journal of Insect Conservation
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-016-9858-x
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2-s2.0-84961209980

Part of ISSN: 15729753 1366638X
Contributors: Osváth-Ferencz, M.; Czekes, Z.; Molnár, G.; Markó, B.; Vizauer, T.-C.; Rákosy, L.; Nowicki, P.
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Differential impact of two dominant Formica ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on subordinates in temperate Europe

Journal of Hymenoptera Research
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3897/JHR.50.8301
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2-s2.0-84978872429

Part of ISSN: 13142607 10709428
Contributors: Trigos-Peral, G.; Marko, B.; Babik, H.; TǍuşan, I.; Maák, I.; Pálfi, Z.; Ślipiński, P.; Czekes, Z.; Czechowski, W.
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Distribution of the myrmecoparasitic fungus Rickia wasmannii (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales) across colonies, individuals, and body parts of Myrmica scabrinodis

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.03.008
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2-s2.0-84960897870

Part of ISSN: 10960805 00222011
Contributors: Markó, B.; Csata, E.; Eros, K.; Német, E.; Czekes, Z.; Rózsa, L.
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Host plant preference in the protected myrmecophilous Transylvanian Blue (Pseudophilotes bavius hungarica) butterfly (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and its relationship with potential ant partners

Journal of Insect Conservation
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-016-9907-5
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2-s2.0-84988318605

Part of ISSN: 15729753 1366638X
Contributors: Német, E.; Czekes, Z.; Markó, B.; Rákosy, L.
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Succession in ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in deciduous forest clear-cuts - an Eastern European case study

European Journal of Entomology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2017.013
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2-s2.0-85043269525

Part of ISSN: 18028829 12105759
Contributors: Tausan, I.; Dauber, J.; Trica, M.R.; Markó, B.
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Cues or meaningless objects? Differential responses of the ant Formica cinerea to corpses of competitors and enslavers

Animal Behaviour
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.02.014
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2-s2.0-84897905250
Contributors: Maák, I.; Markó, B.; Eros, K.; Babik, H.; Ślipiński, P.; Czechowski, W.
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Differences in oviposition strategies between two ecotypes of the endangered myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea alcon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) under unique syntopic conditions

Insect Conservation and Diversity
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12041
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2-s2.0-84897641439
Contributors: Czekes, Z.; Markó, B.; Nash, D.R.; Ferencz, M.; Lázár, B.; Rákosy, L.
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Effects of the ectoparasitic fungus Rickia wasmannii on its ant host Myrmica scabrinodis: Changes in host mortality and behavior

Insectes Sociaux
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-014-0349-3
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2-s2.0-84904246923
Contributors: Csata, E.; Eros, K.; Markó, B.
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Lasius fuliginosus (hymenoptera: Formicidae) shapes local ant assemblages

North-Western Journal of Zoology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84914821165
Contributors: Ślipiński, P.; Markó, B.; Rzeszowski, K.; Babik, H.; Czechowski, W.
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Myrmica ants host highly diverse parasitic communities: from social parasites to microbes

Insectes Sociaux
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-014-0362-6
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2-s2.0-84919432558
Contributors: Witek, M.; Barbero, F.; Markó, B.
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Combining competition with predation: Drastic effect of lasius fuliginosus (Latr.) on subordinate ant species at the northern limit of its distribution

Annales Zoologici
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3161/000345413X666156
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2-s2.0-84875856194
Contributors: Markó, B.; Czechowski, W.; Radchenko, A.
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Comprehensive survey of Romanian myrmecoparasitic fungi: New species, biology and distribution

North-Western Journal of Zoology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84879437294
Contributors: Csata, E.; Czekes, Z.; Eros, K.; Német, E.; Hughes, M.; Csosz, S.; Markó, B.
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Long-term partitioning of space between two territorial species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and their effect on subordinate species

European Journal of Entomology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84875861550
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.; Radchenko, A.; Ślipiński, P.
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New data on the geographical distribution and host utilization of the Entomopathogenic fungus Myrmicinosporidium durum

Journal of Insect Science
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.12901
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2-s2.0-84874626039
Contributors: Csosz, S.; Lapeva-Gjonova, A.; Markó, B.
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Outstations as stable meeting points for workers from different nests in a polydomous nest system of Formica exsecta Nyl. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Polish Journal of Ecology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864759874
Contributors: Csata, E.; Markó, B.; Eros, K.; Gál, C.; Szász-Len, A.-M.; Czekes, Z.
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Space use, foraging success and competitive relationships in Formica cinerea (Hymenoptera Formicidae) on sand dunes in southern Finland

Ethology Ecology and Evolution
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2011.634438
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2-s2.0-84859124803
Contributors: Markó, B.; Czechowski, W.
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The largest polydomous system of Formica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Europe discovered thus far in Romania

North-Western Journal of Zoology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84869016895
Contributors: Markó, B.; Czekes, Z.; Eros, K.; Csata, E.; Szász-Len, A.-M.
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Pollenivory in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) seems to be much more common than it was thought

Annales Zoologici
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3161/000345411X603364
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2-s2.0-80053976380
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.; Erós, K.; Csata, E.
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The myrmecofauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Hungary: An updated checklist

North-Western Journal of Zoology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80051616734
Contributors: Csosz, S.; Markó, B.; Gallé, L.
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Corpse carrying in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Behavioural side effect of aggressive arousal or competitive signalling?

Polish Journal of Ecology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-68249135440
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.; Godzińska, E.J.
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Rubbish dumps reveal the diet of ant colonies: Myrmica schencki em. and Myrmica rubra (L.) (hymenoptera: Formicidae) as facultative pollen-eaters

Polish Journal of Ecology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-61849106398
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.; Radchenko, A.
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More than one species of Messor harvester ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Central Europe

European Journal of Entomology
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33744461026
Contributors: Schlick-Steiner, B.C.; Steiner, F.M.; Konrad, H.; Markó, B.; Csosz, S.; Heller, G.; Ferencz, B.; Sipos, B.; Christian, E.; Stauffer, C.
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Uncomfortable protection: Formica polyctena Först. shelters Formica fusca L. from Formica sanguinea Latr. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Annales Zoologici
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33750709691
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.
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Competition between Formica cinerea Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and co-occurring ant species, with special reference to Formica rufa L.: Direct and indirect interferences

Polish Journal of Ecology
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-31544455010
Contributors: Czechowski, W.; Markó, B.
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Lasius psammophilus Seifert and Formica cinerea Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on sand dunes: Conflicts and coexistence

Annales Zoologici
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-3142657616
Contributors: Markó, B.; Czechowski, W.
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Mosaic structure of ant communities (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Eastern Carpathian marshes: Regional versus local scales

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
2004 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-41949106611
Contributors: Markó, B.; Kiss, K.; Gallé, L.
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