Age structure matters for Alpine ibex population dynamics: Comment on Lima & Berryman (2006)

Climate Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-141

  Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPRA IBEX;

EID: 33750845594     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr032139     Document Type: Note

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