Quantitative Viral Ecology
Dynamics of Viruses and Their Microbial Hosts
Inbunden, Engelska, 2016
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-01-05
- Mått152 x 235 x 27 mm
- Vikt709 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieMonographs in Population Biology
- Antal sidor360
- FörlagPrinceton University Press
- ISBN9780691161549