Genetic quality of individuals impacts population dynamics

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 275-283

  Reed, D H ^a   Nicholas, A C ^a   Stratton, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Environmental stochasticity; Extinction; Genetic variation; Inbreeding stress interaction; Population dynamics; Wolf spiders

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INBREEDING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LYCOSIDAE; RABIDOSA;

EID: 34547828004     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2007.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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