Mapping Functional Similarity of Predators on the Basis of Trait Similarities

American Naturalist

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 390-402

  Chalcraft, David R ^a,c   Resetarits Jr , William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional group; Functional similarity; Predation; Trait similarity; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREDATOR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URODELA; VIRGINIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242625212     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378210     Document Type: Article

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