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Insights Into the Establishment of Introduced Species Using Coccinellines (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a Model System

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Edirisinghe, H. M., Leschen, R. A. B., Dale, J., Wignall, A. E. (2021): Insights Into the Establishment of Introduced Species Using Coccinellines (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) as a Model System. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1): 121-149, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-75.1.121, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-75.1.121

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