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Managing Pest Resistance: Timing the Initiation of Refuge Areas

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Laxminarayan, R., Simpson, R.D. (2002). Managing Pest Resistance: Timing the Initiation of Refuge Areas. In: Swanson, T. (eds) The Economics of Managing Biotechnologies. Economy & Environment, vol 22. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47659-2_7

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