Gravity still matters

Functional Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1178-1181

  Moya Larano J ^a   Vinkovic D ^b   Allard, C ^c   Foellmer, M ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; GRAVITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPIDER;

EID: 36248949690     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01335.x     Document Type: Review

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