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Network structure of phytophagous insects associated with Theobroma bicolor (macambo) in an agroforestry system of the Peruvian Amazon Cover

Network structure of phytophagous insects associated with Theobroma bicolor (macambo) in an agroforestry system of the Peruvian Amazon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2025-0017 | Journal eISSN: 1338-7014 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5266
Language: English
Page range: 174 - 188
Submitted on: Apr 7, 2025
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Accepted on: May 24, 2025
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Published on: Jul 23, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

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