Trophic uncertainty vs parsimony in food web research

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 191-194

  Deb, Debal ^a  

^a Tola Centre Stlt Floor ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; GUT CONTENT ANALYSIS; TROPHIC UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 0030620580     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545816     Document Type: Review

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