Molecular biology and genetics of hydrocarbon production

Insect Hydrocarbons Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 53-74

  Wicker Thomas, Claude ^a   Chertemps, Thomas ^b  

^a France and University of Paris Sud   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511711909.005     Document Type: Chapter

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