FRACTAL DIMENSION OF VEGETATION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF ARTHROPOD BODY LENGTHS

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MORSE, DR [1 ]
LAWTON, JH [1 ]
DODSON, MM [1 ]
WILLIAMSON, MH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV YORK, DEPT MATH, YORK YO1 5DD, N YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
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10.1038/314731a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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