Host-based genotype variation in insects revisited

G Lushai1, O Markovitch, H D Loxdale

  • 1Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OC6, Canada. lushaig@em.agr.ca

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