Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 24
Issue: 3
Pages: 127-135
Citations: 8418
Access: Closed

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                                    Benjamin M. Bolker, 
                                
                                    M. Brooks, 
                                
                                    Connie J. Clark
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution. 
                            Trends in Ecology & Evolution
                            , 24
                            (3)
                            , 127-135.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2008.10.008
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.10.008