Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits

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Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory : winter wheat grazed by rabbits. / Crawley, M. J.; Weiner, J.

In: Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 28, No. 1, 01.01.1991, p. 154-172.

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Crawley, MJ & Weiner, J 1991, 'Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits', Journal of Applied Ecology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 154-172. https://doi.org/10.2307/2404122

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Crawley, M. J., & Weiner, J. (1991). Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits. Journal of Applied Ecology, 28(1), 154-172. https://doi.org/10.2307/2404122

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Crawley MJ, Weiner J. Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory: winter wheat grazed by rabbits. Journal of Applied Ecology. 1991 Jan 1;28(1):154-172. https://doi.org/10.2307/2404122

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Crawley, M. J. ; Weiner, J. / Plant size variation and vertebrate herbivory : winter wheat grazed by rabbits. In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 1991 ; Vol. 28, No. 1. pp. 154-172.

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