Two gerbils of the Negev: A long-term investigation of optimal habitat selection and its consequences

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 733-756

  Rosenzweig, Michael L ^a   Abramsky, Zvika ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Competition; Density dependence; Dipswitch theory; Gerbil; Habitat selection; Ideal free distribution; Interaction coefficient; Isocline; Isoleg; Mutualism; Optimal foraging; Population dynamics; Predation

Indexed keywords

GERBIL; HABITAT SELECTION; OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY;

ISRAEL; NEGEV DESERT;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS ALLENBYI; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0030666107     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018490419885     Document Type: Article

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