Biological Control of Invasive Species, a Personal Perspective

Conservation Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-57

  Carruthers, Raymond I ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 1242310457     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00173.x     Document Type: Review

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