Floater dynamics can explain positive patterns of density-dependent fecundity in animal populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 697-703

  Penteriani, Vincenzo ^a   Otalora, Fermín ^b   Ferrer, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding performance; Density dependent fecundity; Floater mortality; Settlement areas

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; BREEDING POPULATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; METAPOPULATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAPTOR;

ANIMALIA; AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI;

EID: 33750946445     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507995     Document Type: Article

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