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Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan

  • 1. National Nematological Research Centre, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

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Shahina, F., Nasira, K., Firoza, K., Erum, Y. I. (2019): Overview of the nematode fauna of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Nematology 37 (2): 171-243, DOI: 10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.18681/pjn.v37.i02.p171-243

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