Functional responses in habitat use: Availability influences relative use in trade-off situations

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1435-1441

  Mysterud, Atle ^a   Ims, Rolf Anker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dichotomous habitat mixes; Functional response; Habitat availability; Habitat preference; Habitat selection; Logistic regression; Phasianus colchicus; Radiotelemetry data; Sciurus carolinensis; Time budget; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS;

EID: 0031870416     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[1435:FRIHUA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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