Do sex divergences in reproductive ecophysiology translate into dimorphic demographic patterns?

Population Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 241-249

  Lourdais, Olivier ^a,b,c   Bonnet, Xavier ^a,b   DeNardo, Dale ^d   Naulleau, Guy ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b Deux Sèvres departement Distribution System Operator   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital breeding; Catchability; Population size; Snake

Indexed keywords

CATCHABILITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVERGENCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; SNAKE;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VIPER; VIPERA ASPIS;

EID: 0036984317     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101440200027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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