Meta-analytic insights into evolutionary ecology: An introduction and synthesis

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1085-1099

  Nakagawa, Shinichi ^a   Poulin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Publication bias; Qualitative review; Quantitative review; Research synthesis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84865439160     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-012-9593-z     Document Type: Review

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