Individual variation in the competitive ability of interference-prone foragers: The relative importance of foraging efficiency and susceptibility to interference

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 869-878

  Caldow, Richard W G ^a   Goss Custard, J D ^a   Stillman, R A ^a   Le Dit Durell, S E A V ^a   Swinfen, R ^b   Bregnballe, T ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dominance; Foraging ability; Oystercatcher; Shorebird; Supplementary

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION;

EID: 0032857673     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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