Gain curves in depletable food patches: A test of five models with european starlings

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-310

  Olsson, Ola ^a,b   Brown, Joel S ^b   Smith, Henrik G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

European starling; Foraging; Gain function; Giving up density; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001443333     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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