The relative importance of life-history variables to population growth rate in mammals: Cole's prediction revisited

American Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 422-440

  Oli, Madan K ^a   Dobson, F Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cole's prediction; Elasticity analysis; Partial life cycle model; Population consequences of life history patterns; Population regulation; Relative importance of life history variables

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MAMMAL; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037352704     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367591     Document Type: Article

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