Invertebrate predator-prey body size relationships: an explanation for upper triangular food webs and patterns in food web structure?

Oecologia

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 231-235

  Warren, P H ^a   Lawton, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Cascade model; Food webs

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD WEB; PREDATOR; PREY;

EID: 0023527140     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00379364     Document Type: Article

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