The Dominance of Introduced Plant Species in the Diets of Migratory Galapagos Tortoises Increases with Elevation on a Human‐Occupied Island

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  2015

• Venue

  Biotropica

• Publication date

  2015-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/btp.12195
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