Tracheal System

Encyclopedia of Insects

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1011-1015

  Harrison, Jon F ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862956176     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374144-8.00265-4     Document Type: Chapter

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