Scale-dependence of phylogenetic signal in ecological traits of ectoparasites
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B. R. Krasnov ([email protected]), Mitrani Dept of Desert Ecology, Inst. for Dryland Environmental Research, Jacob Blaustein Inst. for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel. R. Poulin, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. D. Mouillot, UMR CNRS-UMII 5119 Ecosystemes Lagunaires, Univ. Montpellier II, CC093, FR-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011