Elasticity analysis as an important tool in evolutionary and population ecology

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 467-471

  Benton, Tim G ^a   Grant, Alastair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

ECOLOGY; FERTILITY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HATCHING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODEL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033485569     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01724-3     Document Type: Review

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