Modeling fecundity in birds: Conceptual overview, current models, and considerations for future developments

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2178-2190

  Etterson, Matthew A ^a   Ellis Felege, Susan N ^b   Evers, David ^c   Gauthier, Gilles ^d   Grzybowski, Joseph A ^e,f   Mattsson, Brady J ^b   Nagy, Laura R ^g   Olsen, Brian J ^h   Pease, Craig M ⁱ   van der Burg, Max Post ^j   Potvien, Aaron ^k  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^f Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History   (United States)

^g TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

ⁱ VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^j AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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Author keywords

Birds; Individual based model; Markov chain; Partial differential equations; Reproductive success; Seasonal fecundity

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODELS; MARKOV CHAIN; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL FECUNDITY;

ECOLOGY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

MARKOV PROCESSES;

BIRD; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; EMIGRATION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARKOV CHAIN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TOXICOLOGY;

AVES;

EID: 79959351577     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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