Insect Herbivores Vs. Plants

Insect Herbivores Vs. Plants

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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Program Award #1457346; “Evolutionary genetics of a cosmopolitan generalist herbivore”

    Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


APA format:

Genetic Science Learning Center. (2018, February 26) Insect Herbivores Vs. Plants. Retrieved June 13, 2018, from https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/herbivores/

CSE format:

Insect Herbivores Vs. Plants [Internet]. Salt Lake City (UT): Genetic Science Learning Center; 2018 [cited 2018 Jun 13] Available from https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/herbivores/

Chicago format:

Genetic Science Learning Center. "Insect Herbivores Vs. Plants." Learn.Genetics. February 26, 2018. Accessed June 13, 2018. https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/herbivores/.