Response of predators to prey abundance: Separating the effects of prey density and patch size

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 273, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-71

  Wellenreuther, Maren ^a   Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Patch size; Predation; Prey density; Prey number

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FISH; PATCH SIZE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION;

CHEILODACTYLUS; CHEILODACTYLUS NIGRIPES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037014463     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00145-4     Document Type: Article

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