The polarization of light in a tropical rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 275-285

  Shashar, N ^a,b,d   Cronin, T W ^a,b   Wolff, L B ^a,c   Condon, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Biological Laboratory   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAINFOREST;

GUATOPO NATIONAL PARK; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0032445850     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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