The resource dispersion hypothesis and the ‘future value’ of food
✍ Scribed by Neil J. Buckley; Graeme D. Ruxton
- Book ID
- 117388678
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 44 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-5347
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