Is space necessary? Interference competition and limits to biodiversity

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3226-3232

  Adler, F R ^a   Mosquera, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coexistence; Interference competition; Spatial subdivision; Superinfection

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; MORTALITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 0033749214     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[3226:ISNICA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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