Partitioning the effects of species loss on community variability using multi-level selection theory

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1823-1833

  Fox, Jeremy W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GROUP SELECTION; INDIVIDUALISM; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 77958452592     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.18501.x     Document Type: Article

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