Invasive species: Real theats to the homeland

Monte P. Johnson; George C. Hamilton

doi:10.1093/ae/55.1.14

Invasive species: Real theats to the homeland

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Entomology

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14
Number of pages	1
Journal	American Entomologist
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/55.1.14
State	Published - Mar 1 2009

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Insect Science

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