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The effects of group size, leaf size, and density on the performance of a leaf-mining moth
Article first published online: 3 SEP 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01469.x
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Low, C., Wood, S. N. and Nisbet, R. M. (2009), The effects of group size, leaf size, and density on the performance of a leaf-mining moth. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78: 152–160. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01469.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 DEC 2008
- Article first published online: 3 SEP 2008
- Received 29 January 2008; accepted 4 August 2008; Handling Editor: Bryan Manly
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