Prey size and prey density affect meal patterns of rats in depleting and nondepleting patches

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 409-419

  Johnson, Deanne F ^a   Collier, George ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LABORATORY METHOD; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; RODENT;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0032776892     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1178     Document Type: Article

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