The anarchist's guide to ecological theory. Or, we don't need no stinkin' laws

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 390-393

  O'Hara, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 20644459698     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13959.x     Document Type: Review

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