Emergent properties of conspecific attraction in fragmented landscapes

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 207-219

  Fletcher Jr , Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Dispersal; Edge effect; Habitat loss; Habitat selection; Patch size effect

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL; DISPERSAL; FECUNDITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646560398     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505764     Document Type: Article

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