Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds

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Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds. / Blackburn, Timothy; Ruggiero, A.

In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 10, No. 3, 01.05.2001, p. 245-259.

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Blackburn, T & Ruggiero, A 2001, 'Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 245-259. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-822X.2001.00237.x

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Blackburn, T., & Ruggiero, A. (2001). Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 10(3), 245-259. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-822X.2001.00237.x

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Blackburn T, Ruggiero A. Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2001 May 1;10(3):245-259. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-822X.2001.00237.x

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Blackburn, Timothy ; Ruggiero, A. / Latitude, elevation and body mass variation in Andean passerine birds. In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2001 ; Vol. 10, No. 3. pp. 245-259.

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