Importation biological control in ephemeral crop habitats

Biological Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-29

  Gilstrap, Frank E ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ephemeral crops; Importation biological control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031239599     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0545     Document Type: Article

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