Climate, food, density and wildlife population growth rate: Forum

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 361-367

  Hone, Jim ^a   Clutton Brock, Tim H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Numerical response; Red deer; Soay sheep; Trophic models; Wildlife population dynamics

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEER; FOOD; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CLIMATE; DEER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CLIMATE; DEER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; SCOTLAND; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846948267     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01200.x     Document Type: Review

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