Using individual-based simulations to test the Levins metapopulation paradigm

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 270-279

  Keeling, Matt J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Levins metapopulations; Local population dynamics; Multi trophic models; Stochastic simulations

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION MODELING; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

EID: 0036111907     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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