Stochastic modelling of environmental variation for biological populations

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-217

  Marion, Glenn ^a   Renshaw, Eric ^a   Gibson, Gavin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; POPULATION MODELING; STOCHASTICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0034129604     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/tpbi.2000.1450     Document Type: Article

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