Biology
Non-linear interactions of populations and the importance of estimating per capita rates of change.
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Derives a computational formula for estimating the per capita rate of change in experimental cohorts when detailed schedules for reproduction and survival during the reproductive period are impractical to obtain. For experiments that manipulate densities, this calculation can provide estimates for the unlimited population growth rate (rm), the equilibrium carrying capacity (K), and the intensity of interspecific interactions. These methods are applied to life history data for treehole mosquitoes to underscore the potential shortcomings of analysing separate life-history features in testing the adequacy of simple linear models of population growth. Non-linearities which arise when survivorship and fecundity are treated separately may cancel when gathered into a well-behaved estimate of population growth. -Authors
Publication Title
Journal of Animal Ecology
Publication Date
1984
Volume
53
Issue
2
First Page
573
Last Page
580
ISSN
0021-8790
DOI
10.2307/4535
Repository Citation
Livdahl, T. P. and Sugihara, G., "Non-linear interactions of populations and the importance of estimating per capita rates of change." (1984). Biology. 425.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_biology/425