Fitting population models from field data

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 119-143

  Emlen, John M ^a   Freeman, D C ^b   Kirchhoff, M D ^c   Alados, C L ^d   Escos, J ^d   Duda, J J ^a  

^a WESTERN FISHERIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO PIRENAICO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interaction; Population models; Prediction

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION MODELING; PREDICTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0242584825     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00390-3     Document Type: Article

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