Some methodological issues in macroecology

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-83

  Blackburn, Tim M ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^b  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; Body size; Distribution; Macroecology; Methodology

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; MACROECOLOGY; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0031936147     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286103     Document Type: Article

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