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Effect of aggregation on the reproductive rate of populations
Author(s) -
Yamamura Kohji
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02513199
Subject(s) - biology , population density , density dependence , population , population dynamics , statistics , vital rates , ecology , demography , population growth , fecundity , mathematics , sociology
Summary The effect of spatial distribution on the reproductive rate of a population was examined by applying an approximate equation to several data based on the entomological literature. This study suggests that aggregation generally reduces the equilibrium level of the population density if the population density is not very high.