Stochastic population models: Some concepts, definitions and results

Oikos

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 345-352

  Engen, Steinar ^a   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0031742507     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546848     Document Type: Conference Paper

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