%0 Journal Article %1 bellows1981descriptive %A Bellows, T. S. %D 1981 %I Wiley, British Ecological Society %J Journal of Animal Ecology %K demographic_models review %N 1 %P 139-156 %T The Descriptive Properties of Some Models for Density Dependence %U http://www.jstor.org/stable/4037 %V 50 %X (1) The descriptive abilities of several difference equation models for density dependence have been examined, first by a qualitative comparison of their flexibility and secondly by considering their ability to describe thirty sets of data on density dependent mortality. (2) The qualitative comparison demonstrated that two of the models have forms which are particularly flexible. The quantitative comparison indicated that of these two, that due to Maynard Smith & Slatkin (1973) is better able to describe a wide range of data.

@article{bellows1981descriptive, abstract = {(1) The descriptive abilities of several difference equation models for density dependence have been examined, first by a qualitative comparison of their flexibility and secondly by considering their ability to describe thirty sets of data on density dependent mortality. (2) The qualitative comparison demonstrated that two of the models have forms which are particularly flexible. The quantitative comparison indicated that of these two, that due to Maynard Smith & Slatkin (1973) is better able to describe a wide range of data.}, added-at = {2016-12-28T07:17:35.000+0100}, author = {Bellows, T. S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f8eb89491d406a931e2a5f3237ff919c/peter.ralph}, interhash = {fd7be6b726b3b55bf5680295345abb8c}, intrahash = {f8eb89491d406a931e2a5f3237ff919c}, issn = {00218790, 13652656}, journal = {Journal of Animal Ecology}, keywords = {demographic_models review}, number = 1, pages = {139-156}, publisher = {[Wiley, British Ecological Society]}, timestamp = {2016-12-28T07:17:35.000+0100}, title = {The Descriptive Properties of Some Models for Density Dependence}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/4037}, volume = 50, year = 1981 }