STERILE INSECT TECHNIQUE: A MODEL FOR DOSE OPTIMIZATION FOR IMPROVED STERILE INSECT QUALITY
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عنوان ژورنال: Florida Entomologist
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0015-4040,1938-5102
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2007)90[88:sitamf]2.0.co;2