Modeling the density-area relationship in a dynamic landscape: An examination for the beetle Tetraopes tetraophthalmus and a generalized model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 103-117

  Matter, Stephen F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Density dependence; Dispersal; Individuals area relationship; Metapopulation; Patch

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS SYRIACA; CERAMBYCIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TETRAOPES; TETRAOPES TETRAOPHTHALMUS;

EID: 0347604833     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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