ERADICATION OF THE LITTLE FIRE ANT, WASMANNIA AUROPUNCTATA (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE), FROM MARCHENA ISLAND, GALÁPAGOS: ON THE EDGE OF SUCCESS?

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  2005

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  Unknown venue

• Publication date

  2005-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1653/0015-4040(2005)088[0159:EOTLFA]2.0.CO;2
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