Are functional traits good predictors of demographic rates? Evidence from five neotropical forests.

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Ecology

• Publication date

  2008-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1890/07-0207.1PMID 18705377
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