Jensen's inequality and optimal life history strategies in stochastic environments [3]

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 117-118

  Pasztor, L ^a   Kisdi, E ^a   Meszena, G ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RATE; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION GROWTH; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0033963236     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(99)01801-7     Document Type: Letter

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