PLANT HYBRID ZONES AND INSECT HOST RANGE EXPANSION
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Plant Hybrid Zones and Insect Host Range Expansion
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0012-9658
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1999)080[0407:phzaih]2.0.co;2