From meteors to death stars: Variations on a silk thread (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Meteorinae)

American Entomologist

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 228-235

  Zitani, Nina M ^a   Shaw, Scott R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 33745224603     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/48.4.228     Document Type: Article

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