Testing metapopulation concepts: Effects of patch characteristics and neighborhood occupancy on the dynamics of an endangered lagomorph

Oikos

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 662-676

  Eaton, Mitchell J ^a,b   Hughes, Phillip T ^c   Hines, James E ^a   Nichols, James D ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HURRICANE; LAGOMORPH; LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; PATCH SIZE; PROBABILITY; REFUGIUM; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STORM SURGE;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 84900429409     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.01008     Document Type: Article

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