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FLUCTUATING POPULATION SIZE AND THE RATIO OF EFFECTIVE TO CENSUS POPULATION SIZE
John A. Vucetich,
Thomas A. Waite,
Leonard Nunney,
John A. Vucetich
School of Forestry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931
Search for more papers by this authorThomas A. Waite
Department of Zoology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Search for more papers by this authorLeonard Nunney
Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521
Search for more papers by this authorJohn A. Vucetich,
Thomas A. Waite,
Leonard Nunney,
John A. Vucetich
School of Forestry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, 49931
Search for more papers by this authorThomas A. Waite
Department of Zoology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 43210
Search for more papers by this authorLeonard Nunney
Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Editor: T. Markow
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