Foraging Behavior

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av A.C. Kamil, J.R. Krebs, H.R. Pulliam, A. C. Kamil, J. R. Krebs, J.R. Drebs, H. R. Pulliam

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Foraging behavior has always been a central concern of ecology. These developments led to a multidisciplinary symposium on foraging behavior, held as part of the 1978 Animal Behavior Society meetings in Seattle, Washington.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-11-01
Mått178 x 254 x 37 mm
Vikt1 272 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor676
FörlagSpringer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN9781461290278

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