Heterogeneity in ecological and evolutionary meta‐analyses: its magnitude and implications

Senior, Alistair M., Grueber, Catherine E., Kamiya, Tsukushi, Lagisz, Malgorzata, O'Dwyer, Katie, Santos, Eduardo S. A., Nakagawa, Shinichi·2016·Ecology
DOI 10.1002/ecy.1591

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