Optimal size at maturity in size-structured populations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-93

  Takada, Takenori ^a,b   Caswell, Hal ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATURATION; SIZE AT MATURITY; SIZE-STRUCTURED POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FERTILITY; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATURITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031558223     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0420     Document Type: Article

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