Survivorship curves and their impact on the estimation of maximum population growth rates

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1116-1124

  Lynch, Heather J ^a   Fagan, William F ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Beta distribution; Cole approximation; Eider equation; Life history; Maximum population growth rate; Metabolic theory; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BAT; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; DATA SET; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 63849148552     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-0286.1     Document Type: Article

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