MacArthur, R.H. and E.O. Wilson (1967, reprinted 2001). The Theory of Island Biogeography

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Hengeveld, R. MacArthur, R.H. and E.O. Wilson (1967, reprinted 2001). The Theory of Island Biogeography. Acta Biotheor 50, 133–136 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016393430551

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