On otter spraints, the advancement of science, and analogies: A reply to Calzada et al.

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 562-563

  Guter, Amichai ^a,c   Dolev, Amit ^b,c   Saltz, David ^b   Kronfeld Schor, Noga ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel   (Israel)

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EID: 70449124434     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2009.06.011     Document Type: Letter

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