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Ecology of insect-induced hot spots in stored grain in western Canada

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Sinha, R.N., Wallace, H.A.H. Ecology of insect-induced hot spots in stored grain in western Canada. Res Popul Ecol 8, 107–132 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02518801

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