Host-pathogen cycles in self-regulated forest insect systems: Resolving conflicting predictions

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 220-225

  White, Andrew ^a   Bowers, Roger G ^a   Begon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000177664     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285921     Document Type: Article

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