Alternative dynamical states in stage-structured consumer populations

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-178

  Guill, Christian ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass overcompensation; Hysteresis; Maturation regulation; Population dynamics; Regulatory delay; Reproduction regulation; Stage structured population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMASS; JUVENILE; MATURATION; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 70349758253     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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