Physiology, allocation, and growth rate: A reexamination of the tilman model

American Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 122-130

  Hunt, Roderick ^a   Cornelissen, J H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000896118     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286059     Document Type: Article

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