Non-linear density dependence in time series is not evidence of non-logistic growth
Time series of population density are often used to seek deviations from logistic regulation by testing for a non-linear decline in per capita growth rate with density. Here I show that this method fails when the interval between observations is not matched by the timing of density impacts on growth...
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2008-06.
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