Stage-structured cycles generate strong fitness-equalizing mechanisms

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-515

  Nelson, William A ^a   McCauley, Edward ^b   Nisbet, Roger M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexisting periodic attractors; Consumer resource model; Equalizing mechanism; Maintenance of diversity; Paradox of diversity; Resource dependent life history; Selection coefficient; Stage structure; State dependent delays

Indexed keywords

ALGA; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRUSTACEAN; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; NATURAL SELECTION; ONTOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

ALGAE; DAPHNIA;

EID: 34347332363     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9131-y     Document Type: Article

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