Preface: honoring the career of Russell K. Monson

Amy M. Trowbridge; David J.P. Moore; Paul C. Stoy

doi:10.1007/s00442-021-05060-0

Preface: honoring the career of Russell K. Monson

Amy M. Trowbridge, David J.P. Moore, Paul C. Stoy

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	817-822
Number of pages	6
Journal	Oecologia
Volume	197
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05060-0
State	Published - Dec 2021

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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