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Abolishing virginity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

David B. Clark
David B. Clark*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Missouri–St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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1La Selva Biological Station, Interlink 341, P.O. Box 02-5635, Miami, FL 33152, USA. Electronic mail DCLARK@sol.racsa.co.cr.
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Keywords

disturbanceforest ecologyold-growthsuccessiontropical rainforest
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 12 , Issue 5 , September 1996 , pp. 735 - 739
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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