Drastic growth effect may explain sympatric cannibalistic polymorphism

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-77

  Wakano, Joe Yuichiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Cannibalistic polymorphism; Cannibalistic polyphenism; Drastic growth effect

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CANNIBALISM; GROWTH RESPONSE; POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; ECOSYSTEM; GAME; GROWTH PERIOD; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POLYPHENISM; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AMPHIBIA; PISCES;

EID: 0344413427     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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