Biochemistry of female moth sex pheromones

Insect Pheromone Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 53-80

  Jurenka, R A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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