Theoretical and empirical examination of density-dependent selection

Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

Volumn 28, Issue , 1997, Pages 269-288

  Mueller, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Life history; Population dynamics; Population stability; r and K selection

Indexed keywords

DENSITY-DEPENDENT SELECTION; EMPIRICAL EXAMIANTION; THEORETICAL EXAMINATION; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0031450743     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.28.1.269     Document Type: Review

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