Microprocessor-controlled mini-environmental chambers capable of subfreezing temperatures in constant or time-varying temperature regimes

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-104

  Gray, D R ^a,b   Ravlin, F W ^a,c   Logan, J A ^a,d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0031749393     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent13091-1     Document Type: Article

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