Omnivory as a stabilizing feature of natural communities

American Naturalist

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 554-567

  Fagan, William F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD ASSEMBLAGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; OMNIVORY;

USA, WASHINGTON, MOUNT ST HELENS;

ARTHROPODA; CHRISTIA;

EID: 0030774315     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286081     Document Type: Article

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