Identifying key factors using λ contribution analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-24

  Sibly, Richard M ^a   Smith, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

sensitivity; Density dependence; K values; Key factor

Indexed keywords

Λ-CONTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; BIRTH RATE; KEY FACTOR ANALYSIS; POPULATION GROWTH RATE;

EID: 0031983686     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1998.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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