Detection of imperfect population synchrony in an uncertain world

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 953-968

  Cazelles, Bernard ^a,b   Stone, Lewi ^c  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Climatic influences; Cyclic phase difference; Moran effect; Phase synchronization; Population cycles; Population synchrony

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344154404     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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