Rearing the Masses: Defining competencies for entomological literacy

American Entomologist

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 216-223

  Pearson, G A ^a   Skinner, Kerri M ^b   Hoback, Wyatt W ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 85041916525     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/53.4.216     Document Type: Article

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