The niche hiker's guide to population ecology: A logical reconstruction of organization ecology's niche theory

Sociological Methodology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-46

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EID: 0040651744     PISSN: 00811750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9531.271018     Document Type: Article

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