Nematode parasites, pathogens and associates of insects and invertebrates of economic importance

Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 373-426

  Stock, S Patricia ^a   Goodrich Blair, Heidi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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