Meta-analysis in applied ecology

Biology Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-81

  Stewart, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Bias; Decision analysis; Effect size; Evidence synthesis; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449098164     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0546     Document Type: Note

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