Assessing the risks of invasion for genetically engineered plants: Acceptable evidence and reasonable doubt

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 193-203

  Parker, Ingrid M ^a   Kareiva, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

biotechnology; canola; deregulation; GEO; invasion

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC CROP;

USA;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 0030268205     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(96)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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