Structure in vital rates, internal source-sink dynamics, and their influence on current population expansion for the feral horses (Equus ferrus caballus) of Sable Island, Nova Scotia

Population-level dynamics are affected by temporal variation in individual vital rates of survival and reproduction, which are in turn influenced by habitat-specific processes. Variation in habitat quality within a population’s range can drive movement of individuals between different areas, and so...

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Other Authors: McLoughlin, Philip D.
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2011-09-81