Population dynamics of the Indian meal moth: demographic stochasticity and delayed regulatory mechanisms
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Ecology
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0021-8790,1365-2656
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00168.x