Optimal foraging and community structure: The allometry of herbivore food selection and competition

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 641-672

  Belovsky, Gary E ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Competition; Herbivory; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORE; OPTIMAL FORAGING;

EID: 0030706022     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018430201230     Document Type: Article

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