Dynamics of a sheep population in a Sahelian area (Ndiagne district in Senegal): A periodic matrix model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-221

  Lesnoff, M ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Demography; Matrix model; Periodic environment; Senegal; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032730814     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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