Risk and ethics in biological control

Biological Control

Volumn 35, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 319-329

  Delfosse, Ernest S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Ethics; Exposure; Hazard; Risk analysis; Risk assessment; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744465757     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2005.09.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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