Decomposing variation in population growth into contributions from environment and phenotypes in an age-structured population

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1727, 2012, Pages 394-401

  Pelletier, Fanie ^a,b   Moyes, Kelly ^a,c   Clutton Brock, Tim H ^c   Coulson, Tim ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age and sex structure; Cervus elaphus; Population growth; Survival; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

HEBRIDES; HIGHLAND; INNER HEBRIDES; RUM; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82955173027     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0827     Document Type: Article

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