On net reproductive rate and the timing of reproductive output

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 128-139

  De Camino Beck, T ^a   Lewis, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biological control; Generation time; Matrix model; Net reproductive rate; Persistence; Reproductive output

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; GENERATION TIME; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDUUS; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GEUM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CARDUUS; EVOLUTION; GEUM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS; TURTLES;

CARDUUS NUTANS; GOPHERUS AGASSIZII;

EID: 46349102754     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588060     Document Type: Article

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