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Record 1 2016-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Zoology
DEF

A phenomenon in biology characterized by a correlation between population size or density and the mean individual fitness (often measured as per capita population growth rate) of a population or species ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Zoologie
DEF

Phénomène de densité dépendance positive en écologie des populations, caractérisé par une corrélation positive entre la densité d'une population et son taux de croissance.

OBS

Il se manifeste chez certaines espèces et seulement pour de faibles effectifs.

Spanish

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