Phase dependence and population cycles in a large-mammal predator-prey system

Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2997-3002

  Post, Eric ^a   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^b   Peterson, Rolf O ^c   Vucetich, John A ^c   Ellis, Alicia M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycles; Density dependence; Isle Royale, (Michigan, USA); Moose wolf system; Phase dependent population dynamics; Population cycles in large mammals; Predation, role in population cycles; Wolves

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; MAMMAL; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ISLE ROYALE; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038138032     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2997:PDAPCI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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