Identifying the demographic determinants of population growth rate: A case study of red-billed choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 777-788

  Reid, J M ^a,b,e   Bignal, E M ^c   Bignal, S ^c   McCracken, D I ^d   Monaghan, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Scottish Chough Study Group   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age specific reproduction; Integrated elasticity; Life history covariation; Sensitivity; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGE; BIRD; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AVES; PYRRHOCORAX PYRRHOCORAX;

EID: 3142674486     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00854.x     Document Type: Article

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