Nature Wars

People vs. Pests

Mark L. Winston

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$17.50 • £14.95 • €16.00

ISBN 9780674605428

Publication Date: 09/01/1999

Short

224 pages

6 x 9 inches

World

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Mark L. Winston is Professor and Senior Fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

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