Spatial spread of Eurasian beavers in river networks: A comparison of range expansion rates

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 587-597

  Barták, Vojtěch ^a   Vorel, Aleš ^a   Šímová, Petra ^a   Puš, Vladimír ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Castor fiber; Graph theory; Population dynamics; Range expansion; Rate of spread; Stream networks

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISPERSAL; ESTIMATION METHOD; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; RANGE EXPANSION; RECOLONIZATION; RIVER SYSTEM; RODENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; ARTICLE; CASTOR FIBER; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRAPH THEORY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RANGE EXPANSION; RATE OF SPREAD; RIVER; RODENT; STREAM NETWORKS;

CASTOR FIBER; GRAPH THEORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANGE EXPANSION; RATE OF SPREAD; STREAM NETWORKS;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CZECH REPUBLIC; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; RIVERS; RODENTIA;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 84876338456     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12040     Document Type: Article

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