Universal laws and predictive theory in ecology and evolution

Oikos

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 403-408

  Murray Jr , Bertram G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0343729498     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890223.x     Document Type: Article

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