Predators, parasitoids and pathogens: species richness, trophic generality and body sizes in a natural food web
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Ecology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0021-8790,1365-2656
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00367.x