In defense of the epidemic disease hypothesis

Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1030-1034

  Laurance, William F ^a,b,c   Mcdonald, Keith R ^a,b   Speare, Richard ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0001506757     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1997.97109.x     Document Type: Article

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