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Book Title: Foraging Theory
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: David w. Stephens, John R. Krebs
Publication Name: Foraging Theory
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 1987
Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13 Oz
Number of Pages: 262 Pages
