Working at the interface of art and science: How best to select an agent for classical biological control?

Biological Control

Volumn 34, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 233-235

  Sheppard, A W ^a   Raghu, S ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

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EID: 23844494710     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.05.005     Document Type: Editorial

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