How resident microbes modulate ecologically-important traits of insects

Current Opinion in Insect Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-7

  Oliver, Kerry M ^a   Martinez, Adam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84925448610     PISSN: 22145745     EISSN: 22145753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2014.08.001     Document Type: Review

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