Measuring the Allee effect: Positive density dependence in small mammals

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 14-20

  Morris, Douglas W ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta, Canada: Voles and deer mice; Allee effect in two rodent species; Allee effect, measuring; Clethrionomys; Conservation; Density dependence in two habitats; Density dependence, positive vs. negative; Habitat selection, effect on population dynamics; Habitat, high vs. low quality; Isodars, contrasts between two species; Peromyscus; Population density.

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT;

CANADA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

CERVIDAE; CLETHRIONOMYS; HIATUS; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036143351     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0014:MTAEPD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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