RESUME

-2001-present. Assistant Research Professor, Department Plant Pathology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
-1998-2001. Senior Museum Scientist, Department Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
-1994-1998. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
-1992-1993. Visiting Scientist, Department of Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
-1992-1993. Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of La Plata, Argentina.
-1988-1990. Teaching Associate, Department of Agricultural Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
-1986-1991. Graduate Research Assistant, CEPAVE, University of La Plata, Argentina.
-1984-1985. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology, University of La Plata, Argentina.
-1983-1984. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Animal Histology and Embryology, University of La Plata, Argentina.

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SCIENTIFIC SERVICE

- Chair of the Nematode Division, Society for Invertebrate Pathology (2002-2004)
- Editor of the Journal of Nematology, Society of Nematologists (2002-2004)
- Member-at-large of the Nematode Division of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology (2000-2002)
- Reviewer for the USDA-STAR-C Grant Program 
- Reviewer for USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grant Program (NRICGP)
- Reviewer for the Systematics and Population Biology Program, National Science Foundation
- Invited panelist for the Biotic Surveys & Inventories Advisory Panel. National Science Foundation       
- Invited panelist for the Systematics Advisory Panel. National Science Foundation.

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Awards/Fellowships

- Professional Development Award for Scientific Staff. College of Agriculture ad Environmental Sciences, University of Califonia, Davis. 2000.

- Professional Development Award for Scientific Staff. College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis. 1999.

- Research Fellowship, Organization of American States. 1993-1995.

- IFS International Fellowship. International Foundation for Science Stockholm, Sweden, 1991 and 1992, respectively.

- Research Fellowship for Graduate Students (Second Level), Commission of Scientific Investigations (CIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1986-1988.

- Research Fellowship for Graduate Students (First Level), Commission of Scientific Investigations (CIC), Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1989-1992.

- Graduate Student Fellowship. Granted by the College of Natural Sciences and Museaum Studies, National University of La Plata, Argentina. 1983.

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GRADUATE STUDENT ADVISING

- 2002 - External Doctoral Committee Advisor for Julio C. Parada. Facultad de Agronomia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dissertation: "Diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes from natural and cultivated areas in Chingaza and Sumapaz (Cundinamarca), Colombia."

- 2001 - Committee member for Jennifer Decker's Masters Thesis. Dept. Plant Pathology, University of Arizona. Thesis: "Impact of root exudates on nematode behavior"

- 1999 - Committee member and external reviewer for Ms. Horolma Pamjav’s Ph. D. Dissertation, from Eotvos Lorand University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Genetics, Budapest, Hungary.  Dissertation: "PhastSystem PAGE PCR-RFLP analysis of entoopathogenic nematode/bacterium complexes".

- 1998 - Co-advisor of Masters Thesis for Ms. Adriana Saenz Aponte, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Colombia, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia. Thesis: "Pathogenicity and host range of unterline, Villapinzon strain (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) in Colombia".

1998 - Co-advisor of Masters thesis for Mr. Julio Cesar Parada, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia. Thesis: "Isolation and characterization of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from potato fields in Cundinamarca Valley, Colombia."

1998 - Co-advisor of Ph. D. dissertation of Ms. Nuchanart Tangchitsomkid, National University of Thailand, Bangkok.  Thesis: "Characterization of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Thailand."

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RELEVANT INVITED SEMINARS, SYMPOSIA & WORKSHOPS

2002 - Invited Symposium Speaker at the VIII International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil. "Entomopathogenic nematode diversity in South America: Opportunities for exploration".

2002 - Invited Symposium Speaker at the International Conference of Parasitology, ICOPA X, Vancouver, Canada. "New Trends in Entomopathogenic Nematode Systematics: Impact of Molecular Biology and Phylogenetic Reconstruction".

2002 - Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside. “The Steinernematid Conundrum: Are molecules more enlightening that morphology.”

2002- Invited Seminar Speaker at the Department of Entomology, University of Arizona. "Insect Nematode Associations in Deciduous Woodlands from Western US".

2001 - Invited lecturer at the International Course on the Systematic and Biology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacaces, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2001 - Invited Symposium Speaker at the Biological Control Conference, Bozeman, MT.  "The importance of Systematics in Biological Control".

2000 - Invited Speaker at the 2^nd. US-Hungarian Entomopathogenic Nematode-Bacterium Annual Meeting. Visegrad, Hungary.

2000 - Invited Symposium Speaker at the 33^rd Annual meeting of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology and 4^th International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis.  Guanajuato, Mexico.

1999 - Invited Seminar Speaker at the International Entomopathogenic Nematodes-Bacterial Complexes Meeting held at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

1998 - Invited lecturer for the First Latin American Course on Insect Associated and Parasitic Nematodes”. College of Agronomy and Veterinary School, University of Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina.

1998 - Invited lecturer for the undergraduate Seminar Session at the Department of Agricultural Zoology, College of Agronomy and Veterinary School, University of Litoral, Santa Fe Argentina. "Systematics and biology of plant and insect parasitic nematodes".

1997 - Invited speaker for the "Fall Seminar Session" organized by the Department of Nematology, U. C. Riverside. Riverside, CA, USA. "Biodiversity of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in California".

1997 - Invited Participant at the NSF (National Science Foundation) Workshop on Inventory and Systematics of soil nematodes. Tucson, Arizona, USA

1996 - Invited Keynote Speaker at the International Institute of Parasitology, St. Albans, England. "The role of morphometrics in the taxonomy of the species of the genus unterline (Nemata: Heterorhabditidae)".

1995 - Invited speaker at the Department of Nematology, U. C. Riverside, California, USA. "Are morphometrics reliable for the identification of Heterorhabditis species?"

1995 - Invited Participant for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), Nematode Taxonomic Working Group, held at the Guanacaste Reserve Station in Costa Rica.

1994 - Guest Lecturer at the S-240 Meeting. " Development of entomopathogens as control agents for insect pests". February 16-18, San Diego, California. USA. "Phylogenetic studies on entomopathogenic nematodes".

1991-1992 - Guest Lecturer at the Plant Pathology Course. Sponsored by the I.S.E.A. Argentine Rural Society. Buenos Aires(DC), October 1991. Buenos Aires. "Biological Control of Agriculture Pests".

1991 - Guest Lecturer at the "Entomopathogens of Soil Pests". Workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA). Castelar, Argentina. "Nematodes associated with immature stages of soil insect pests."

1991 - Guest Lecturer at Biosys, Palo Alto. California, USA. "Present status of nematology and parasitology in Argentina".

1990 - Guest Lecturer at the Postgraduate Course of Applied Ecology, National Biotechnological College, La Plata, Argentina.  "Role of beneficial nematodes as biological control agents of insect pests."

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

- Peer-review Publications:

1. Stock, S. P. 1988. Leidynema (L.) appendiculata (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) en larvas de Oncideres sp. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) en Argentina. Rev. per. Entomol. 31: 151-153.
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2. Camino, N. B. and Stock, S. P. 1989. Hexamermis hortensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasita de larvas de Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) en Argentina. Rev. Iber. Parasitol. 49 (4): 329-333
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3. Camino, N. B. and Stock, S. P. 1989. Un nuevo nematodo parasito del acridido Laplatacris disparRhen, 1939 en Argentina. Rev. per. Entomol. 132: 33-35.
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4. Stock, S. P. and Camino, N. B. 1991. Pellioditis pellio (Schneider) (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) parasitizing Scaptia (Scaptia) lata Guerin-Meneville (Diptera: Tabanidae). Memorias Oswaldo Cruz. 86 (2): 219-222.
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5. Stock, S. P. 1990. Rhabditis esperancensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) parasito de larvas de Graphognathus leucoloma (Boh.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en Argentina. Rev. Iber. Parasitol. 50 (3-4): 277-280.
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6. Stock, S. P. and Camino, N. B. 1992. Hexamermis ovistriata sp. n. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) a parasite of the grasshopper Staurorhectus longicornis Giglio-Tos (Orthoptera: Acridiidae) in Argentina. Fundam. appl. Nematol. 15 (1): 15-18.
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7. Stock, S. P. 1992. Las Plagas Agricolas: Alternativas para su control. Anales de la   Sociedad Rural Argentina 13/14: 74-79.
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8. Stock, S. P. and Camino, N. B., 1992. Hexamermis cochlearius n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) a parasite of Dichroplus elongatus Giglio-Tos, 1894 (Orthoptera: Acridiidae) in Argentina. Nematol. Medit. 20 (3): 11-13.

9. Stock, S. P. 1992. Steinernema scapterisci Nguyen et Smart, 1990 (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) parasitizing the mole cricket Scapteriscus borelli in Argentina. Nematol. Medit. 20 (3): 7-9.

10. Stock, S. P. 1993. A new species of the genus Heterorhabditis (Nematoda: Heterorhabditidae) parasitic of Graphognathus sp. larvae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Argentina. Research & Reviews in Parasitology 53:103-107
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11. Stock, S.  P. 1993. Micoletzkya vidalae sp. n. (Nematoda: Diplogasteridae) a facultative parasite of Diabrotica speciosa larvae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Argentina. Research & Reviews in Parasitology 53:109-112.
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12. Camino, N.  B. and  Stock, S. P. 1993. Ciclo de vida de Pellioditis pellio (Nematoda: Rhabditidae) parasito de larvas de Scaptia (S.) lata (Diptera: Tabanidae) Acta Entomol. Chilena 8: 73-75.
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13. Stock, S. P. 1993. Description of an Argentinian population of Steinernema feltiae (Filipjev, 1934) (Nematoda: Steinernematidae). Nematol. Medit. 21: 279-283.
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14. Gardner, S. L., Stock, S. P. & Kaya, H. K. 1994. A new  species of Heterorhabditis from the Hawaiian islands. J. Parasitology 80: 100-106
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15. Camino, N. B. and Stock S. P. 1994. Hexamermis macrostoma n. sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing the cricket Gryllodes laplatae (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) in Argentina. Fundam. Appl. Nematol. 17 (5): 397-399.
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16. Stock, S. P., Gardner, S. L., Wu, F. F. and H. K. Kaya. 1995.  Characterization of two Steinernema scapterisci populations (Nemata: Steinernematidae) by morphology and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers. J. Helm. Soc. Wash. 62(2): 242-249
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17. Choo, H. Y, Kaya, H. K. and S. P. Stock. 1995. Isolation of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) from Korea. Japanese J. Nematol. 25 (1): 44-52.
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18. Stock, S. P. 1995. Natural populations of entomopathogenic nematodes from the Pampean region of Argentina. Nematropica 25: 143-148.
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19. Stock, S. P. and H. K. Kaya. 1996.  A multivariate analysis of morphometric characters of  Heterorhabditis species and the role of morphometrics in the taxonomy of the species of the genus.  J. Parasitology 82: 806-813.
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20. Stock, S. P. Strong, D. R. and Gardner S. L. 1996. Identification of Heterorhabditis (Nemata: Heterorhabditidae) from California with a new species isolated from the larvae of the ghost moth Hepialis californicus (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) from the Bodega Bay Natural Preserve. Fundam. Appl. Nematol. 19(4): 585-592.
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21. Stock, S. P., Choo, H. Y. and Kaya H. K. 1996. A new entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema monticolum sp. n. (Rhabitida: Steinernematidae) from Korea. Nematologica 43: 15-29.
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22. Stock, S. P., Choo, H. Y. and Kaya, H. K. 1997.  First record  Steinernema glaseri (Steiner) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), with notes on intraspecific variation.  Nematologica 43:377-381.

23. Koppenhofer, A. M., Baur, M. E., Stock, S. P., H. Y. Choo, Chinnasri, B. and Kaya, H. K. 1997. Survival of entomopathogenic nematodes within host cadavers in dry soil.  Applied Soil Ecology 6: 231-240.
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24.  Stock, S. P. 1997. Heterorhabditis hepialius Stock, Strong & Gardner, 1996 a junior synonym of H. marelatus Liu & Berry, 1996 (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) with a redescription of the species. Nematologica 43: 455-463.
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25.  Stock, S. P. 1996. Estudio sobre la capacidad patogenica de Heterorhabditis argentinensis (Nemata: Heterorhabditidae). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Arg. 55 (1-4): 175-177
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26.  Hominick, W. M., B. R. Briscoe, F. G. del Pino, J. Heng, D. J. Hunt, E. Kozodoi, Z. Mracek, K. B. Nguyen, A. P. Reid, S. Spiridonov, S. P. Stock, D. Sturhan, C. Waturu and M. Yoshida. 1997. Biosystematics of entomopathogenic nematodes: current status, protocols and definitions. J. Helminthology 71: 271-298.
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27. Stock, S. P., V. Samsook and A. P. Reid, 1998. A new  entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema siamkayai sp. n.  (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae) from Thailand.  Systematic Parasitology 41: 105-113.
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28. Stock, S. P. and S. A Nadler. 1998. Revised list of type specimens on deposit in the University of  California Davis Nematode Collection. J. Nematology 30: 368-390.
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29. Stock, S. P., B. M. Pryor and H. K. Kaya.1999.  Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in natural habitats in California. Biodiversity and Conservation. 8: 535-549.
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30. Burnell, A. M. and Stock, S. P. 2000. Heterorhabditis, Steinernema and their bacterial symbionts. Lethal pathogens of Insects.  Nematology 2: 31-42
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31. Stock, S. P., Mracek, Z. and Webster, J. M. 2000. Morphological variation among selected allopatric populations of Steinernema kraussei (Steiner, 1923) (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae). Nematology 2: 143-152.
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32. Stock, S. P., Heng, J., Hunt, D., Reid, A. P., Shen, X. and H. Y. Choo. 2001.  Redescription of Steinernema longicaudum Shen & Wang (Nematoda: Steinernematidae). Geographic distribution and phenotypic variation between allopatric populations. J. Helminthology: 75: 81-92.
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33. Stock, S.P., J. F. Campbell and S. A. Nadler. 2001. Phylogeny of Steinernema Travassos, 1927 (Cephalobina: Steinernematidae) inferred from ribosomal DNA sequences and morphological characters. Journal of Parasitology 87: 877-889.
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34. S. Hazir, S. P. Stock, H. K. Kaya, A. M. Koppenhofer and N. Keskin. 2001.  Developmental temperature effects on five geographic isolates of Steinernema feltiae (Nematoda: Steinernematidae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 75: 81-92.
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35. Stock, S. P., Griffin, C. T. and Burnell A. M. 2002. Morphological characterization of three isolates of Heterorhabditis Poinar, 1976 from the “Irish group” (Nematoda: Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae) and additional evidence supporting their recognition as a distinct species, H. downesi n. sp. Systematic Parasitology 51: 95-106.
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36.  Stock, S. P., I. De Ley, P. De Ley, M. Mundo, J. G. Baldwin and S. A. Nadler. 2002 Plectonchus hunti n. sp. and Panagrobelus stammeri (Rühm, 1956): Implications of new morphological observations for characterization of these closely related genera (Nematoda: Panagrolaimoidea). Nematology 4: 403-419.

37. Hazir, S., Keskin, N., Stock, S. P., Kaya, H. K. and Özcan S. 2003. Diversity and Distribution of Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in Turkey.  Biodiversity and Conservation 12: 375-386.
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38. Stock, S. P. 2002. New Trends in Entomopathogenic Nematode Systematics: Impact of Molecular Biology and Phylogenetic Reconstruction. In: (Monduzzi, ed.) Proceedings of the International conference on Parasitology, Vancouer, Canada. pp.1-8.
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39. Stock, S. P. 2002. Entomopathogenic nematode diversity in South America: Opportunities for exploration. In: Proceedings of the VII International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, pp. 105-109.
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40. Campbell, J. F., Lewis, E. E., Stock, S. P., Nadler, S. A. and Kaya, H. K. 2003. Evolution of host search strategies in entomopathogenic Nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae). Journal of Nematology (In Press).

41. Stock, S. P. and Reid, A. P. 2003. Biosystematics of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae, Heterorhabditidae): current status and future directions (In Press).

42. Stock, S. P., and Koppenhofer, A. M. 2003. Steinernema scarabaei n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a natural pathogen of scarab beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from New Jersey. Nematology (In Press).

43. Hazir, S., Stock, S. P. and Keskin, N. 2003. A new entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema anatoliense. n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), from Turkey. Systematic Parasitology (In Press).

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Book chapters:

44. Coscaron, M. C. and Stock, S. P. 1994.  Enemigos Naturales y Control biologico. In: A.  Lanteri (ed.) Bases para el control integrado de los gorgojos de la alfalfa. Editoral La Campana. pp. 73-85.

45. Stock, S. P. y Camino, N. B. 1996.  Nematodos entomopatogenos. In: R. Lecuona (ed.) Microorganismos patogenos empleados en el control microbiano de insectos plaga. Talleres Graficos Mariano Mas, Buenos Aires. pp. 105-118

46. Stock, S. P. 1996.Tecnicas empleadas con nematodos entomopatogenos. In: R. Lecuona (ed.) Microorganismos patogenos empleados en el control microbiano de insectos plagas. Talleres Graficos Mariano Mas, Buenos Aires. pp. 177-182.

47. Crespo, D. C., Lecuona, R., Diaz, B. M. and Stock, S. P. 1996.  Cria de insectos en el laboratorio. In: R. Lecuona (ed.) Microorganismos patogenos empleados en el control microbiano de insectos plagas. Talleres Graficos Mariano Mas, Buenos Aires. pp. 183-188.

48. Stock, S. P. and Bonifassi, E.1996.  Produccion de Nematodos Entomopatogenos. In: R.Lecuona (ed.) Microorganismos patogenos empleados en el control microbiano de insectos plagas. Talleres Graficos Mariano Mas, Buenos Aires. pp. 237-240.

49. Kaya, H. K. and Stock, S. P. 1997.  Techniques in Insect Nematology. In: L. A. Lacey (ed.) Manual of Techniques of Insect Pathogens. Academic Press. pp. 281-324.

50. Stock, S. P. and Hunt, D. J. 2003 Nematode Morphology and Systematics. In: Grewal, P.S., Ehlers, R.U., and Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. (eds.) Nematodes as biological control agents. CAB International (In Preparation).

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