On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment

Robert H. MacArthur, Eric R. Pianka

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DOI: 10.1086/282454
Published: 1966-11
Container: The American Naturalist
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1086/282454,
  title = {On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment},
  author = {Robert H. MacArthur and Eric R. Pianka},
  year = {1966},
  journal = {The American Naturalist},
  doi = {10.1086/282454},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1086/282454}
}

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TI  - On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment
AU  - Robert H. MacArthur
AU  - Eric R. Pianka
PY  - 1966
JO  - The American Naturalist
DO  - 10.1086/282454
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APA

MacArthur, R. H., & Pianka, E. R. (1966). On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment. The American Naturalist. https://doi.org/10.1086/282454

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