Ecological and evolutionary implications of food subsidies from humans.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Ecology Letters

• Publication date

  2013-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/ele.12187PMID 24134225
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