Density dependence, stochasticity, compensation and predator regulation

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 164-173

  Sinclair, A R E ^a   Pech, R P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; PREDATOR REGULATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 0029750304     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546240     Document Type: Article

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