Stochastic demography and population dynamics in the red kangaroo Macropus rufus

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-116

  Jonzén, Niclas ^a   Pople, Tony ^b   Knape, Jonas ^a   Sköld, Martin ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climate; Elasticity; Mammals; Matrix models

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; MARSUPIAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION REGULATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MARSUPIAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; LONGEVITY; MACROPODIDAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAIN; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

MACROPUS RUFUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 72449189708     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01601.x     Document Type: Article

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