Limiting similarity and niche theory for structured populations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-37

  Szilágyi, András ^a   Meszéna, Géza ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Habitat segregation; Limiting similarity; Regulation

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; NICHE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 63749117813     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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