Ecological and pest-management implications of sex differences in scarab landing patterns on grape vines
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Ecological and pest-management implications of sex differences in scarab landing patterns on grape vines
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عنوان ژورنال: PeerJ
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2167-8359
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3213