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Comment
. 2015 Jun 16;112(24):E3093.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1507637112. Epub 2015 Jun 1.

Optimal foraging theory and niche-construction theory do not stand in opposition

Kathryn A Mohlenhoff  1 , Joan Brenner Coltrain  2 , Brian F Codding  2
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Optimal foraging theory and niche-construction theory do not stand in opposition

Kathryn A Mohlenhoff et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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