Statistical power to detect main and interactive effects on the attributes of small-mammal populations

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 68-73

  Schauber, Eric M ^a,b   Edge, W Daniel ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033375156     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-182     Document Type: Article

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