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American Entomologist

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-19

  Dyer, Lee A ^a   Wagner, David L ^b   Greeney, Harold F ^c   Smilanich, Angela M ^a   Massad, Tara J ^d   Robinson, Moria L ^e   Fox, Mark S ^f   Hazen, Rebecca F ^f   Glassmire, Andrea E ^a   Pardikes, Nicholas A ^a   Fredrickson, Kirsha B ^a   Pearson, Clark V ^f   Gentry, Grant ^g   Stireman, John O ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c Yanayacu Biological Station and Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^e MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^f Tulane University   (United States)

^g SAMFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84905453940     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/58.1.0015     Document Type: Article

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