Measuring the ghost of competition: Insights from density-dependent habitat selection on the co-existence and dynamics of lemmings

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-67

  Morris, Douglas W ^a   Davidson, Douglas L ^a   Krebs, Charles J ^b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Co existence; Competition; Density dependence; Ghost of competition; Habitat selection; Isocline; Isodar; Isoleg; Lemming

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002401285     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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