Population dynamics of two rodent species in agro-ecosystems of central Argentina: Intra-specific competition, land-use, and climate effects

Population Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 297-306

  Andreo, Verónica ^a   Lima, Mauricio ^b   Provensal, Cecilia ^a   Priotto, José ^a,c   Polop, Jaime ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Density regulation; Exogenous effects; Feedback structure; Population dynamics models

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CARRYING CAPACITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LAND USE; NDVI; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION MODELING; RODENT;

AKODON AZARAE; CALOMYS VENUSTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 62949087896     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-008-0123-3     Document Type: Article

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