Semiaquatic bugs (gerromorpha)

Heteroptera of Economic Importance

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 601-606

  Spence, John R ^a   Andersen, Nils Møller ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 77953475728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420041859     Document Type: Chapter

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