Contrasting dynamics in two subpopulations of a leech metapopulation over 25 year-classes in a small stream

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 272-282

  Elliott, J M ^a  

^a FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Density dependence; Erpobdella octoculata; Ricker curve

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; CANNIBALISM; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LEECH; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ERPOBDELLA; ERPOBDELLA OCTOCULATA; HIRUDINEA; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 1542532229     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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