The numerical response: Rate of increase and food limitation in herbivores and predators

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 357, Issue 1425, 2002, Pages 1233-1248

  Bayliss, Peter ^a   Choquenot, David ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herbivores; Non equilibrium; Numerical response; Population growth rate; Predators; Regulation

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HERBIVORE; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATOR;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CANIS; CARNIVORA; DIDELPHIDAE; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0037195022     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2002.1124     Document Type: Article

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