Population dynamics of three Neotropical small mammals: Time series models and the role of delayed density-dependence in population irruptions

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-34

  Lima, Mauricio ^a   Jaksic, Fabian M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Density dependence; Outbreaks; Precipitation; Semi arid region; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

EID: 17944364732     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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