Food webs and biological control: A review of molecular tools used to reveal trophic interactions in agricultural systems

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Food Webs

• Publication date

  2016-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.FOOWEB.2016.04.003
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