An illusion of mechanistic understanding

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1802-1804

  Cyr, Hélène ^a   Walker, Steve C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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ECOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 4444328518     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0695     Document Type: Review

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