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The Population Dynamics of the Winter Moth in Nova Scotia, 1954–1962

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

D. G. Embree*
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology Laboratory, Truro, Nova Scotia
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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1

Department of Forestry of Canada, Forest Entomology and Pathology Branch Contribution No. 1045.

2

Present address: Forest Entomology and Pathology Laboratory, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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