Ten simple rules for Global North researchers to stop perpetuating helicopter research in the Global South
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PMC8376010
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10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009277
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Department of Biology Ghent University Ghent Belgium
Department of Biology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico United States of America
Faculty of Science University of South Bohemia České Budějovice Czech Republic
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