The stochastic demography of two coexisting male morphs

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 755-764

  Smallegange, Isabel M ^a   Coulson, Tim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive phenotype; Environmental variation; Genetic male dimorphism; Markov chain; Stage structured population projection matrix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COEXISTENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MARKOV CHAIN; MITE; POLYMORPHISM; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; MALE; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; MALE; MITES; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ACARI; RHIZOGLYPHUS ROBINI;

EID: 79954414928     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2069.1     Document Type: Article

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