The effects of competitive asymmetry on the rate of competitive displacement: How robust is Hubbell's community drift model?

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-367

  Zhang, Da Yong ^a   Lin, Kui ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ASYMMETRY; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; HUBBELL'S COMMUNITY DRIFT MODEL;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY; COMPETITION; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

EID: 0031558561     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0491     Document Type: Article

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