Energetic definition of fitness? yes, but not that one

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1087-1091

  KozŁowski, Jan ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

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EID: 0001093466     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285894     Document Type: Review

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