Gender differences in science: No support for the 'Homer Simpson Effect' among tropical researchers

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 262-263

  Laurance, William F ^a   Laurance, Susan G ^a   Useche, D Carolina ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 79955984400     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2011.03.010     Document Type: Letter

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