Correction: Insect Biometrics: Optoacoustic Signal Processing and Its Applications to Remote Monitoring of McPhail Type Traps.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC4674060 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Correction: Insect Biometrics: Optoacoustic Signal Processing and Its Applications to Remote Monitoring of McPhail Type Traps.
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