Spatial patterns of depletion imposed by foraging vertebrates: Theory, review and meta-analysis

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 481-494

  Dolman, Paul M ^a   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Foraging behaviour; Individual variation; Interference competition; Ratio dependence

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FORAGING; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SPATIAL PATTERN;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030738864     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5943     Document Type: Article

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