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. 2014 Mar 4;111(9):E796.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1323645111. Epub 2014 Feb 4.

Humans are apex predators

Peter D Roopnarine  1
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Humans are apex predators

Peter D Roopnarine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Reply to Roopnarine: What is an apex predator?
    Nieblas AE, Bonhommeau S, Le Pape O, Chassot E, Dubroca L, Barde J, Kaplan DM. Nieblas AE, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 4;111(9):E797. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1324146111. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014. PMID: 24741699 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Eating up the world's food web and the human trophic level.
    Bonhommeau S, Dubroca L, Le Pape O, Barde J, Kaplan DM, Chassot E, Nieblas AE. Bonhommeau S, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 17;110(51):20617-20. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1305827110. Epub 2013 Dec 2. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 24297882 Free PMC article.

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