Interference and the ideal free distribution: Models and tests

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 379-386

  Tregenza, Tom ^a,b   Parker, Geoff A ^a   Thompson, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competition; ideal free distribution; interference

Indexed keywords

IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; INTERFERENCE; OPTIMAL FORAGING; PATCH USE;

EID: 0030302915     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/7.4.379     Document Type: Review

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