Insects as drivers of ecosystem processes

Current Opinion in Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2014, Pages 26-32

  Yang, Louie H ^a   Gratton, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84906241164     PISSN: 22145745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.06.004     Document Type: Review

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