Sources of variability in spotted owl population growth rate: Testing predictions using long-term mark-recapture data

Oecologia

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-70

  Seamans, Mark E ^a   Gutierrez R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Fitness components; Life history strategy; Spotted owl; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTION; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WEATHER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; STRIGIFORMES; WEATHER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

STRIGIFORMES; STRIX OCCIDENTALIS OCCIDENTALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247393172     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0622-x     Document Type: Article

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