Organism size, life history and N:P stoichiometry

BioScience

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 674-685

  Elser, James J ^a   Dobberfuhl, Dean R ^c   MacKay, Neil A ^c   Schampel, John H ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0029989150     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1312897     Document Type: Article

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