Anomalous predictions of ratio-dependent models of predation

Oikos

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Abrams, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING; PREDATION; RATIO-DEPENDENT MODEL;

EID: 0030847604     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546527     Document Type: Article

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