Host specificity and biological pest control

BioScience

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 401-405

  McEvoy, Peter B ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000376047     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1312873     Document Type: Article

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