Pitfalls and challenges of estimating population growth rate from empirical data: Consequences for allometric scaling relations

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-464

  Fagan, William F ^a   Lynch, Heather J ^a   Noon, Barry R ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; DATA SET; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 78649811447     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.18002.x     Document Type: Article

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