Use of the metabolisable energy coefficient in bird studies: Statistical power in taxa and food comparisons

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Van Tets, Ian ^a,b   Sanson, Gordon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 0030025418     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO9960001     Document Type: Article

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