Effects of predators on prey growth rate: Relative contributions of thinning and reduced activity

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-28

  Van Ouskirk, Josh ^a   Yurcwicz, Kerry L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY SUPPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY RESPONSE; THINNING;

AESHNIDAE; ANAX; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ANURA; ODONATA; RANA SYLVATICA;

EID: 0031781715     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546913     Document Type: Article

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