Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry

James J. Elser; Dean R. Dobberfuhl; Neil A. MacKay; John H. Schampel

doi:10.2307/1312897

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OrganismStoichiometryLife historyBiologyChemistryEcologyGeneticsPhysical chemistry

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 46
Issue: 9
Pages: 674-684
Citations: 976
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                                    James J. Elser, 
                                
                                    Dean R. Dobberfuhl, 
                                
                                    Neil A. MacKay
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry. 
                            BioScience
                            , 46
                            (9)
                            , 674-684.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/1312897
                        

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DOI: 10.2307/1312897