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A review on the effect of macrocyclic lactones on dung-dwelling insects: Toxicity of macrocyclic lactones to dung beetles
Submitted: 07 August 2014 | Published: 16 April 2015
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Carmen T. Jacobs, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South AfricaClarke H. Scholtz, Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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