Estimating density dependence from time series of population age structure

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-87

  Lande, Russell ^a   Engen, Steinar ^b   Sæther, Bernt Erik ^b   Coulson, Tim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demographic stochasticity; Environmental stochasticity; Rate of return to equilibrium; Red deer; Reproductive value

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCHASTICITY; TIME SERIES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TIME;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; DEER; FEMALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 33746264841     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504851     Document Type: Review

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