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Estimation of Tolerance over an Indefinite Time Period
Author(s) -
Green Roger H.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934028
Subject(s) - period (music) , toleration , limit (mathematics) , time limit , ecology , estimation , statistics , mathematics , econometrics , biology , economics , law , philosophy , mathematical analysis , management , politics , political science , aesthetics
Ecologists and toleration physiologists are often interested in tolerance limits of organisms over indefinite periods of time. A method is proposed by which estimates of LD 50 over finite periods of time can be used to predict the tolerance limit over an indefinite period of time.