Linking consumer-resource theory and digestive physiology: Application to diet shifts

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 911-934

  Whelan, Christopher J ^a   Brown, Joel S ^b   Schmidt, Kenneth A ^c   Steele, Benjamin B ^d   Willson, Mary F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Department of Natural Science   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active nutrient transport; Consumer resource dynamics; Digestive physiology; Frugivory; Gut modulation; Insectivory; Modulation isoleg; Optimal foraging theory; Passive nutrient absorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009702436     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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