The ecological significance of antioxidants and oxidative stress: A marriage between mechanistic and functional perspectives

Functional Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 947-949

  McGraw, Kevin J ^a   Cohen, Alan A ^b   Costantini, David ^c   Hõrak, Peeter ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 78149341396     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01772.x     Document Type: Editorial

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