Linking habitat complexity with predation of pests through molecular gut-content analyses
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Linking habitat complexity with predation of pests through molecular gut-content analyses Zsofia Szendrei, Alexandria Bryant, Daniel Rowley, Michael J. Furlong, Jason M. Schmidt & Matthew H. Greenstone a Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA b Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA c School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Accepted author version posted online: 08 Aug 2014.Published online: 17 Sep 2014.
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