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BODY SIZES OF CONSUMERS AND THEIR RESOURCES

✍ Scribed by Brose, Ulrich; Cushing, Lara; Berlow, Eric L.; Jonsson, Tomas; Banasek-Richter, Carolin; Bersier, Louis-Felix; Blanchard, Julia L.; Brey, Thomas; Carpenter, Stephen R.; Blandenier, Marie-France Cattin; Cohen, Joel E.; Dawah, Hassan Ali; Dell, Tony; Edwards, Francois; Harper-Smith, Sarah; Jacob, Ute; Knapp, Roland A.; Ledger, Mark E.; Memmott, Jane; Mintenbeck, Katja; Pinnegar, John K.; Rall, Björn C.; Rayner, Tom; Ruess, Liliane; Ulrich, Werner; Warren, Philip; Williams, Rich J.; Woodward, Guy; Yodzis, Peter; Martinez, Neo D.


Book ID
120700499
Publisher
Ecological Society of America
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
11 KB
Volume
86
Category
Article
ISSN
0012-9658

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