The effects of density-dependent offspring mortality on the synchrony of reproduction

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-172

  Richter, T A ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependent mortality; Ideal free theory; Population size; Reproductive synchrony

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; MORTALITY; POPULATION MODELING; REPRODUCTION; SYNCHRONY;

EID: 0033396831     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006642411683     Document Type: Article

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