Diptera Biodiversity Informatics

Diptera Diversity: Status, Challenges and Tools

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 381-406

  Winterton, Shaun L ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84882049752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004148970.I-45     Document Type: Chapter

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