Scientific journals can advance tropical biology and conservation by requiring data archiving

Biotropica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 399-401

  Bruna, Emilio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77955041172     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00652.x     Document Type: Editorial

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