Trait-environment relationships and tiered forward model selection in linear mixed models

International Journal of Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jamil, Tahira ^a   Opdekamp, Wout ^b   Van Diggelen, Rudy ^b   Ter Braak, Cajo J F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

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EID: 84863668631     PISSN: 16879708     EISSN: 16879716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/947103     Document Type: Article

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