Copepod vertical distribution within a spatially variable food source: A simple foraging-strategy model

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 999-1024

  Leising, Andrew W ^a   Franks, Peter J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPEPOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING; MODEL; SIMULATION;

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MODEL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

COPEPODA;

EID: 0034045253     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/22.6.999     Document Type: Article

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