Unified neutral theory of biodiversity and biogeography

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Scholarpedia

• Publication date

  2010-11-06

• Fields of study

  Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.4249/scholarpedia.8822
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