Future directions in hydrocarbon research

Insect Hydrocarbons Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 477-485

  Hefetz, Abraham ^a   Wicker Thomas, Claude ^b   Bagnères, Anne Geneviève ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

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EID: 84863812839     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511711909.021     Document Type: Chapter

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