Estimation of survival rate and extinction probability for stage-structured populations with overlapping life stages

Population Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-450

  Aubry, Aurélie ^a   Bécart, Emeline ^a   Davenport, John ^a   Emmerson, Mark Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Fecundity; KNM method; Natterjack toad, Bufo calamita; Population viability analysis; Stage frequency data

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION RISK; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; TOAD; WILD POPULATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO CALAMITA;

EID: 77954089587     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-010-0194-9     Document Type: Article

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