Population dynamics of four insect defoliators in a dryland South Island <i>Eucalyptus</i> plantation
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Insect Herbivores and Plant Population Dynamics
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عنوان ژورنال: New Zealand Plant Protection
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1179-352X,1175-9003
DOI: 10.30843/nzpp.2016.69.5927