The dynamics of size-at-age variability

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 861-885

  Gurney, William S C ^a,b   Veitch, A Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth rate variability; Size at age variation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 33947533588     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-006-9167-8     Document Type: Article

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