Testing the adaptive significance of acclimation: a strong inference approach

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 323-336

  Huey, Raymond B ^a,b   Berrigan, David ^a,b   Gilchr, George W ^a,b   Herron, Jon C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 22644449987     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.2.323     Document Type: Article

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