Abstract:
:This paper catalogues several different dichotomies that have all been termed r- and K-selection. The status of the concept of r- and K-selection is discussed and a more restricted usage of the terms is recommended.
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Oecologiajournal_title
Oecologiaauthors
Parry GDdoi
10.1007/BF00347974subject
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1981-03-01 00:00:00pages
260-264issue
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0029-8549issn
1432-1939pii
10.1007/BF00347974journal_volume
48pub_type
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