Detecting chaotic dynamics of insect populations from long-term survey data

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-241

  Zhou, X ^a   Perry, J N ^a   Woiwod, I P ^a   Harrington, R ^a   Bale, J S ^b   Clark, S J ^a   Perry, Joe N ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

aphids; Chaos; Lyapunov exponent; moths; population dynamics; time series

Indexed keywords

CHAOS; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES;

HOMOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030617658     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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