The Oriental fruit fly
- Award ID(s):
- 1856245
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10297390
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Systematic parasitology
- Volume:
- 98
- ISSN:
- 1573-5192
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 155-165
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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