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A truce with neutral theory: local deterministic factors, species traits and dispersal limitation together determine patterns of diversity in stream invertebrates

  1. ROSS THOMPSON,
  2. COLIN TOWNSEND

Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01068.x

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Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volume 75, Issue 2, pages 476–484, March 2006

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THOMPSON, R. and TOWNSEND, C. (2006), A truce with neutral theory: local deterministic factors, species traits and dispersal limitation together determine patterns of diversity in stream invertebrates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75: 476–484. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01068.x

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  1. Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Blvd., Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4; and Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O.Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

* and present address: Ross Thompson, Department of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton 3800, Victoria, Australia. E-mail: Thompson@zoology.ubc.ca

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  1. Issue published online: 31 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 31 MAR 2006
  3. Received 19 May 2005; accepted 7 December 2005

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