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Watts, Duncan J.·2007·Nature

DOI 10.1038/445489a

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Authors: Watts, D. J.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2007-01-31
Volume: 445
Issue: 7127
Pages: 489-489
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/445489a
OpenAlex: W2064786700
Cited by: 325
References: 0
FWCI: 8.89
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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