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Title: The interaction of phylogeny and community structure: Linking the community composition and trait evolution of clades
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Award ID(s):
1802605
Publication Date:
NSF-PAR ID:
10177056
Journal Name:
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Volume:
28
Issue:
10
Page Range or eLocation-ID:
1499 to 1511
ISSN:
1466-822X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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