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Insect Lipids: A Review

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Paul G. Fast
Paul G. Fast*
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Insect Pathology Research Institute, Department of Forestry, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
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The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada , Volume 96 , Supplement S37 , 1964 , pp. 5 - 50
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