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Title: Snared in an Evil Time: How Age-Dependent Environmental and Demographic Variability Contribute to Variance in Lifetime Outcomes
Award ID(s):
1933612
PAR ID:
10397537
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The American Naturalist
Volume:
200
Issue:
3
ISSN:
0003-0147
Page Range / eLocation ID:
E124 to E140
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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