Interaction of top-down and bottom-up life history trade-offs in moose (Alces alces)

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1453-1459

  Testa, J Ward ^a,b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Brown bears; Costs of reproduction; Models; Moose; Population dynamics; Predator prey; Ungulates; Wolves

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF; UNGULATE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; UNGULATA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 4444233815     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0672     Document Type: Article

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