Effects of Population Density on Growth Rates of Animal Populations

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Summary

The primary conclusion is that in most animal species a population's growth rate is a decreasing function of density, which explains the relative stability of animal populations, which never continue to increase at rates their fertility would allow, and rarely decrease to extinction.

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1966-09-01
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Density dependence, Population, Population growth, Population density, Biology

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