Restricted dispersal reduces the strength of spatial density dependence in a tropical bird population

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1639, 2008, Pages 1209-1216

  Burgess, Malcolm D ^a   Nicoll, Malcolm A C ^a   Jones, Carl G ^b   Norris, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffer effect; Dispersal; Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus); Recruitment; Reintroduction; Spatial density dependence

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; RAPTOR; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FALCO PUNCTATUS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISPERSAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO PUNCTATUS;

EID: 41649101054     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2007.1751     Document Type: Article

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