Aggregation and coexistence. I. Theory and analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-307

  Sevenster, Jan G ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Community; Competition; Diversity; Guild size

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; COEXISTENCE; CROWDING; PATCHY SYSTEM;

EID: 0029769382     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5876     Document Type: Article

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