Connecting laboratory behavior to field function through stable isotope analysis
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Connecting laboratory behavior to field function through stable isotope analysis.
Inherent difficulties of tracking and observing organisms in the field often leave researchers with no choice but to conduct behavioral experiments under laboratory settings. However, results of laboratory experiments do not always translate accurately to natural conditions. A fundamental challenge in ecology is therefore to scale up from small area and short-duration laboratory experiments to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PeerJ
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2167-8359
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1918