Spider management in agroecosystems: Habitat manipulation
โ Scribed by Fadel Mansour; David B. Richman; W. H. Whitcomb
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 609 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-152X
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