The effect of spatial scale on the functional response of fox squirrels

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1087-1097

  Morgan, Robert A ^a,b   Brown, Joel S ^a   Thorson, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging theory; Fox squirrel; Functional response; Giving up density; Optimal functional response; Patch use; Sciurus niger; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; HELIANTHUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS NIGER; SIGMOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; FOX SQUIRRELS; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PATCH USE; SCALE; SEED PREDATION; SUNFLOWER SEED;

EID: 0030613839     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1087:TEOSSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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