Analyzing population growth curves

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1240-1246

  Eberhardt, L L ^a   Breiwick, J M ^b   DeMaster, D P ^c  

^a NOAA Fisheries Service ^*  (United States)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^c NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH CURVE; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 49249117446     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16402.x     Document Type: Article

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