Body size and extinction risk in a stochastic environment

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 612-617

  Johst, Karin ^a   Brandl, Roland ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EXTINCTION RISK; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030617894     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545624     Document Type: Short Survey

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