Effects of predator-prey body size ratios on the stability of food chains

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 407-417

  Jonsson, Tomas ^a   Ebenman, Bo ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD CHAIN; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESILIENCE; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; MODEL; MORTALITY; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032493594     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1998.0708     Document Type: Article

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