The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution.

Heger T, Aguilar-Trigueros CA, Bartram I, Braga RR, Dietl GP, Enders M, Gibson DJ, Gómez-Aparicio L, Gras P, Jax K, Lokatis S, Lortie CJ, Mupepele AC, Schindler S, Starrfelt J, Synodinos AD, Jeschke JM

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DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaa130
Published: 2021 Apr
Container: Bioscience
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@article{allodium:10.1093/biosci/biaa130,
  title = {The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution.},
  author = {Heger T and Aguilar-Trigueros CA and Bartram I and Braga RR and Dietl GP and Enders M and Gibson DJ and Gómez-Aparicio L and Gras P and Jax K and Lokatis S and Lortie CJ and Mupepele AC and Schindler S and Starrfelt J and Synodinos AD and Jeschke JM},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Bioscience},
  doi = {10.1093/biosci/biaa130},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa130}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution.
AU  - Heger T
AU  - Aguilar-Trigueros CA
AU  - Bartram I
AU  - Braga RR
AU  - Dietl GP
AU  - Enders M
AU  - Gibson DJ
AU  - Gómez-Aparicio L
AU  - Gras P
AU  - Jax K
AU  - Lokatis S
AU  - Lortie CJ
AU  - Mupepele AC
AU  - Schindler S
AU  - Starrfelt J
AU  - Synodinos AD
AU  - Jeschke JM
PY  - 2021
JO  - Bioscience
DO  - 10.1093/biosci/biaa130
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T, H., CA, A., I, B., RR, B., GP, D., M, E., DJ, G., L, G., P, G., K, J., S, L., CJ, L., AC, M., S, S., J, S., AD, S., & JM, J. (2021). The Hierarchy-of-Hypotheses Approach: A Synthesis Method for Enhancing Theory Development in Ecology and Evolution.. Bioscience. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa130

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