A general theory of ecology

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

  Scheiner, Samuel M ^a   Willig, Michael R ^b  

^a NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual framework; Law; Model; Theory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HETEROGENEITY; MORTALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 40549135673     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-007-0002-0     Document Type: Article

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