Population cycles in small mammals: The role of age at sexual maturity

Oikos

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 557-565

  Oli, Madan K ^a   Dobson, F Stephen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION MODELING; SEXUAL MATURITY; SMALL MAMMAL;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032876632     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546660     Document Type: Article

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