Development-Disrupting Chitin Synthesis Inhibitor, Novaluron, Reprogramming the Chitin Degradation Mechanism of Red Palm Weevils
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecules
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24234304