Density dependence hypotheses and the distribution of fecundity

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-345

  Ferrer, Miguel ^a   Newton, Ian ^b   Casado, Eva ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brood size distribution; Density dependent fecundity; Habitat heterogeneity; Individual adjustment; Object orientated simulation

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; HABITAT; HETEROGENEITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RAPTOR; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EAGLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EAGLES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

ANIMALIA; HIERAAETUS FASCIATUS;

EID: 38849199356     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01338.x     Document Type: Review

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