UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS
POSTGRADO EN ECOLOGIA
ECOLOGIA DE POBLACIONES
Septiembre 2006
Capítulo I : Introducción
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