Sensitivity of terrestrial isopod populations (Armadillidium) to food quality differences
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 49 (5) , 667-674
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z71-105
Abstract
Effects of food quality on individual growth and life history features are measured from large single-age cultures, and consequences of these effects are demonstrated on large structured populations in optimized environments.Food quality, and other environmental variables, can dictate irregular rate functions which may control patterns of population performance. Analysis of population sensitivity to changes in such environmental factors, and resulting feedback, is necessary for adequate systems modelling.Keywords
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