Previous articleNext article No AccessRoles: Their Limits and Responsibilities in Ecological and Evolutionary ResearchGeorge W. SaltGeorge W. Salt Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 122, Number 5Nov., 1983A Round Table on Research in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/284166 Views: 9Total views on this site Citations: 28Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1983 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Mark Sagoff When is it co-evolution? 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