Can function at the organismal level explain ecological patterns?

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1808-1810

  Koehl, M A R ^a   Wolcott, Bryce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ECOLOGICAL THEORY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE;

EID: 4444375956     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0756     Document Type: Review

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