Biological control agent for mosquito larvae: Review on the killifish, Aphanius dispar dispar (Rppel, 1829)
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Factors affecting growth of killifish, Aphanius dispar, a potential biological control of mosquitoes
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Biotechnology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1684-5315
DOI: 10.5897/ajb11.388