Physiological diversity: Listening to the large-scale signal

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 568-572

  Chown, S L ^a   Addo Bediako, A ^b   Gaston, K J ^c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0042853402     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.07622.x     Document Type: Review

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