Predators, parasitoids and pathogens: Species richness, trophic generality and body sizes in a natural food web

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-15

  Memmott, J ^a,d   Martinez, N D ^b   Cohen, J E ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Rockefeller and Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broom; Cascade model; Connectance; Source web; Trophic species

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FOOD WEB; SHRUB; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

CYTISUS SCOPARIUS;

EID: 0033965185     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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