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The useful plants of Tambopata, Peru

I. Statistical hypotheses tests with a new quantitative technique

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ID8921038
AuthorsOliver Phillips, Oliver L Phillips (0000-0002-8993-6168, Washington University in St. Louis, corresponding author), Alwyn H Gentry (Missouri Botanical Garden)
Year1993
Volume47
Issue1
Pages15-32
Publication date1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEconomic Botany (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0001 • E-ISSN: 1874-9364
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/bf02862203
OpenAlexW354718547
LanguageEN
Citations received332
References cited25

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