Density-independent habitat distribution caused by density-dependent habitat selection

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1277-1290

  Shenbrot, Georgy ^a   Krasnov, Boris ^b   Burdelov, Sergei ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Density dependence; Density independence; Fitness; Habitat selection theory; Isodar theory

Indexed keywords

DASYURUS; GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS DASYURUS;

EID: 33845245058     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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