Size-dependent Cannibalism in praying mantids: Using biomass flux to model size-structured populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 230-268

  Fagan, William F ^a   Odell, Garrett M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS FLUX; CANNIBALISM; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRAYING MANTID; SIZE-STRUCTURED POPULATION;

DICTYOPTERA; MANTODEA;

EID: 0029667599     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285848     Document Type: Article

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