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The influence of temperature on the performance of single and mixed species populations of flour beetles

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This paper is based on work performed under United States Atomic Energy Commission Contract AT (45-1)-1830.

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Erdman, H.E. The influence of temperature on the performance of single and mixed species populations of flour beetles. Res Popul Ecol 12, 61–70 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02511082

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