Triatominae (reduviidae)

Heteroptera of Economic Importance

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 539-551

  Garcia, Eloi S ^a   De Azambuja, Patricia ^a   Dias, João C P ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420041859     Document Type: Chapter

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