Neutral theory in macroecology and population genetics

Oikos

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 548-556

  Hu, Xin Sheng ^a   He, Fangliang ^a   Hubbell, Stephen P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MACROECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

EID: 33745018107     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14837.x     Document Type: Review

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