The spatial structure of populations

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-657

  Thomas, Chris D ^a   Kunin, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Foraging; Metapopulations; Population dynamics; Sinks; Sources

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

HESPERIA COMMA; HESPERIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0032805352     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00330.x     Document Type: Review

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