Measurement scale in maximum entropy models of species abundance

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 485-496

  Frank, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroecology; Maximum entropy; Measurement theory; Neutral theory; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENTROPY; GENETIC VARIATION; MACROECOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; SYMMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 79951774413     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02209.x     Document Type: Review

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