Resource heterogeneity and ungulate population dynamics

Oikos

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 283-294

  Illius, A W ^a   O'Connor, T G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; UNGULATE;

EID: 0034068747     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890209.x     Document Type: Article

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