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100 BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS: PORTRAITS FROM THE TROPICAL FORESTS OF COSTA RICA
•    AUTHOR: MILLER, J.C. (JEFF C.)
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $39.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 067402334X
•    ISBN-13: 9780674023345
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100 CATERPILLARS: PORTRAITS FROM THE TROPICAL FORESTS OF COSTA RICA
•    AUTHOR: MILLER, J.C. (JEFF C.)
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $39.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674021908
•    ISBN-13: 9780674021907
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ANTS AT WORK: HOW AN INSECT SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED
•    AUTHOR: GORDON, DEBORAH
•    PUBLISHER: W W NORTON
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $13.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0393321320
•    ISBN-13: 9780393321326
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ANTS
•    AUTHOR: HOLLDOBLER, BERT, 1936-
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD UNIVERSITY PR
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1990
•    CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
•    $105.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674040759
•    ISBN-13: 9780674040755
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ARKANSAS BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
•    AUTHOR: SPENCER, LORI A., 1970-
•    PUBLISHER: OZARK SOCIETY FOUNDATION
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $27.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0912456256
•    ISBN-13: 9780912456256
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ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES AND HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR BACKYARD: WATCH YOUR GARDEN COME ALIVE WITH BEAUTY ON THEWING
•    AUTHOR: ROTH, SALLY
•    PUBLISHER: RODALE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $16.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0875968880
•    ISBN-13: 9780875968889
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BUTTERFLIES OF THE EAST COAST: AN OBSERVER'S GUIDE
•    AUTHOR: CECH, RICK, 1949-
•    PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $49.50 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0691090556
•    ISBN-13: 9780691090559
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BUTTERFLIES OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION
•    AUTHOR: DOUGLAS, MATTHEW M., 1949-
•    PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $24.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0472068849
•    ISBN-13: 9780472068845
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CARPENTER ANTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
•    AUTHOR: HANSEN, LAUREL DIANNE, 1940-
•    PUBLISHER: COMSTOCK CORNELL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $35.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0801442621
•    ISBN-13: 9780801442629
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CATERPILLARS IN THE FIELD AND GARDEN: A FIELD GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS OF NORTH
•    AUTHOR: ALLEN, THOMAS J., 1940-
•    PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0195149874
•    ISBN-13: 9780195149876
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CATERPILLARS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA: A GUIDE TO IDENTIFICATION AND NATURAL HISTORY
•    AUTHOR: WAGNER, DAVID L., 1956-
•    PUBLISHER: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0691121443
•    ISBN-13: 9780691121444
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DAZZLE OF DRAGONFLIES
•    AUTHOR: MITCHELL, FORREST LEE, 1955-
•    PUBLISHER: TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $39.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 1585444596
•    ISBN-13: 9781585444595
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DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES OF GEORGIA AND THE SOUTHEAST
•    AUTHOR: BEATON, GIFF, 1959-
•    PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $24.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0820327956
•    ISBN-13: 9780820327952
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DRAGONFLIES THROUGH BINOCULARS: A FIELD GUIDE TO DRAGONFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
•    AUTHOR: DUNKLE, SIDNEY W., 1940-
•    PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0195112687
•    ISBN-13: 9780195112689
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DRAGONFLY GENERA OF THE NEW WORLD: AN ILLUSTRATED AND ANNOTATED KEY TO THE ANISOPTERA
•    AUTHOR: GARRISON, ROSSER W
•    PUBLISHER: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $99.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0801884462
•    ISBN-13: 9780801884467
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSECTS AND SPIDERS
•    AUTHOR: PRESTON-MAFHAM, ROD
•    PUBLISHER: THUNDER BAY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $17.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 1592234283
•    ISBN-13: 9781592234288
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EVOLUTION OF THE INSECTS
•    AUTHOR: GRIMALDI, DAVID A
•    PUBLISHER: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $80.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0521821495
•    ISBN-13: 9780521821490
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EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY OF FLIES
•    PUBLISHER: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $99.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0231127006
•    ISBN-13: 9780231127004
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FAMILIAR BUTTERFLIES
•    PUBLISHER: ALFRED A KNOPF
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1990
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $5.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 067972981X
•    ISBN-13: 9780679729815
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FIELD GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SACRAMENTO VALLEY REGIONS
•    AUTHOR: SHAPIRO, ARTHUR M., 1946-
•    PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $18.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0520249577
•    ISBN-13: 9780520249578
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FIELD GUIDE TO GRASSHOPPERS, KATYDIDS, AND CRICKETS OF THE UNITED STATES
•    AUTHOR: CAPINERA, JOHN L
•    PUBLISHER: COMSTOCK CORNELL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0801489482
•    ISBN-13: 9780801489488
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FIELD GUIDE TO INSECTS: AMERICA NORTH OF MEXICO
•    PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $19.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0395911702
•    ISBN-13: 9780395911709
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FIELD GUIDE TO THE BEETLES OF NORTH AMERICA
•    AUTHOR: WHITE, RICHARD E
•    PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1983
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $22.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0395910897
•    ISBN-13: 9780395910894
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FIELD GUIDE TO THE TIGER BEETLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA: IDENTIFICATION, NATURAL HISTORY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE CICINDELIDAE
•    AUTHOR: PEARSON, DAVID (DAVID L.)
•    PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $19.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0195181565
•    ISBN-13: 9780195181562
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FIRE ANTS
•    AUTHOR: TSCHINKEL, WALTER R
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $95.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674022076
•    ISBN-13: 9780674022072
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FIREFLY ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSECTS AND SPIDERS
•    PUBLISHER: FIREFLY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $40.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 1552976122
•    ISBN-13: 9781552976128
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FLORIDA BUTTERFLY CATERPILLARS AND THEIR HOST PLANTS
•    AUTHOR: MINNO, MARC C
•    PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY PR OF FLORIDA
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $34.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0813027896
•    ISBN-13: 9780813027890
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FLY
•    AUTHOR: CONNOR, STEVEN, 1955-
•    PUBLISHER: REAKTION BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $19.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 1861892942
•    ISBN-13: 9781861892942
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FOR LOVE OF INSECTS
•    AUTHOR: EISNER, THOMAS, 1929-
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $35.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674011813
•    ISBN-13: 9780674011816
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FOUR WINGS AND A PRAYER: CAUGHT IN THE MYSTERY OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
•    AUTHOR: HALPERN, SUE
•    PUBLISHER: VINTAGE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $13.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 037570194X
•    ISBN-13: 9780375701948
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GUIDE TO AQUATIC INSECTS AND CRUSTACEANS
•    AUTHOR: WATSON-FERGUSON, KAMI
•    PUBLISHER: STACKPOLE BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $7.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0811732452
•    ISBN-13: 9780811732451
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ILLINOIS INSECTS AND SPIDERS
•    AUTHOR: MACNAMARA, PEGGY
•    PUBLISHER: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $16.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0226501000
•    ISBN-13: 9780226501000
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INSECT SOUNDS AND COMMUNICATION: PHYSIOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, ECOLOGY, AND EVOLUTION
•    PUBLISHER: CRC PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $139.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0849320607
•    ISBN-13: 9780849320606
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INSECTS: THEIR NATURAL HISTORY AND DIVERSITY: WITH A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO INSECTS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA
•    AUTHOR: MARSHALL, STEPHEN A
•    PUBLISHER: FIREFLY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $95.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 1552979008
•    ISBN-13: 9781552979006
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INSTANT GUIDE TO INSECTS: THE MOST FAMILIAR SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS DESCRIBED AND..
•    AUTHOR: FOREY, PAMELA
•    PUBLISHER: GRAMERCY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1999
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $5.99 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 051763547X
•    ISBN-13: 9780517635476
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INTRODUCTION TO THE AQUATIC INSECTS OF NORTH AMERICA
•    PUBLISHER: KENDALL HUNT
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1996
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $84.95 Other
•    ISBN: 0787232416
•    ISBN-13: 9780787232412
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KAUFMAN FIELD GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA
•    AUTHOR: BROCK, JIM P
•    PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $19.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0618768262
•    ISBN-13: 9780618768264
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LAST MONARCH BUTTERFLY: CONSERVING THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY IN A BRAVE NEW WORLD
•    AUTHOR: SCHAPPERT, PHIL
•    PUBLISHER: FIREFLY BOOKS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $19.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 1552979695
•    ISBN-13: 9781552979693
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MONARCH BUTTERFLY: BIOLOGY & CONSERVATION
•    PUBLISHER: COMSTOCK CORNELL
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $39.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0801441889
•    ISBN-13: 9780801441882
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NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES
•    AUTHOR: PYLE, ROBERT
•    PUBLISHER: ALFRED A KNOPF
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1981
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $19.95 Flexi
•    ISBN: 0394519140
•    ISBN-13: 9780394519142
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NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY FIELD GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS AND SPIDERS
•    AUTHOR: MILNE, LORUS
•    PUBLISHER: ALFRED A KNOPF
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1985
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $19.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0394507630
•    ISBN-13: 9780394507637
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NATURE REVEALED: SELECTED WRITINGS, 1949-2006
•    AUTHOR: WILSON, EDWARD O
•    PUBLISHER: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $35.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0801883296
•    ISBN-13: 9780801883293
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OTHER INSECT SOCIETIES
•    AUTHOR: COSTA, JAMES T., 1963-
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: ADV-AC
•    $59.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674021630
•    ISBN-13: 9780674021631
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PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
•    AUTHOR: OPLER, PAUL
•    PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $5.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0395906652
•    ISBN-13: 9780395906651
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PETERSON FIRST GUIDE TO INSECTS OF NORTH AMERICA
•    AUTHOR: LEAHY, CHRISTOPHER
•    PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $5.95 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0395906644
•    ISBN-13: 9780395906644
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PRACTICAL ENTOMOLOGIST
•    AUTHOR: IMES, RICK
•    PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1992
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $17.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0671746952
•    ISBN-13: 9780671746957
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SECRET WEAPONS: DEFENSES OF INSECTS, SPIDERS, SCORPIONS, AND OTHER MANY-LEGGED CREATURES
•    AUTHOR: EISNER, THOMAS, 1929-
•    PUBLISHER: BELKNAP HARVARD
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674018826
•    ISBN-13: 9780674018822
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SIMON & SCHUSTER'S GUIDE TO INSECTS
•    AUTHOR: ARNETT, ROSS
•    PUBLISHER: FIRESIDE
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 1981
•    CONTENT LEVEL:
•    $17.00 PAPER
•    ISBN: 0671250140
•    ISBN-13: 9780671250140
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SWEETNESS & LIGHT: THE MYSTERIOUS HISTORY OF THE HONEYBEE
•    AUTHOR: ELLIS, HATTIE
•    PUBLISHER: HARMONY CROWN
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $23.00 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 1400054052
•    ISBN-13: 9781400054053
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WALK AROUND THE POND: INSECTS IN AND OVER THE WATER
•    AUTHOR: WALDBAUER, GILBERT
•    PUBLISHER: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $22.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674022114
•    ISBN-13: 9780674022119
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WHAT GOOD ARE BUGS?: INSECTS IN THE WEB OF LIFE
•    AUTHOR: WALDBAUER, GILBERT
•    PUBLISHER: HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $29.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0674010272
•    ISBN-13: 9780674010277
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WON FOR ALL: HOW THE DROSOPHILA GENOME WAS SEQUENCED
•    AUTHOR: ASHBURNER, MICHAEL
•    PUBLISHER: COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB
•    PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
•    CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
•    $19.95 CLOTH
•    ISBN: 0879698020
•    ISBN-13: 9780879698027
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