The shape of red grouse cycles

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 767-776

  Shaw, Darren J ^a   Haydon, Daniel T ^a,d   Cattadori, Isabella M ^b   Hudson, Peter J ^b,c,e   Thirgood, Simon J ^b,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Frankfurt Zoological Society Arusha   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Cycle shape; Lagopus lagopus scoticus; Red grouse; Time reversibility; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; GAMEBIRD; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME SERIES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 3142747807     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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