Host plant use by the Heath fritillary butterfly, Melitaea athalia: plant habitat, species and chemistry
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthropod-Plant Interactions
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1872-8855,1872-8847
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-008-9039-2