A systems approach to conservation of nematodes

Nematodes as Biocontrol Agent

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 331-347

  Barbercheck, Mary E ^a   Hoy, Casey W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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