Control of glowing of Lampyris noctiluca in the field (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
โ Scribed by Hans Dreisig
- Book ID
- 115256128
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 877 KB
- Volume
- 165
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0952-8369
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