Having your water and drinking it too: Resource limitation modifies density regulation

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Bradshaw, Corey J A ^a  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ELEPHANT; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; REVIEW; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ELEPHANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RAIN; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA;

EID: 37349064809     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01306.x     Document Type: Review

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