Giving-up densities of foraging gerbils: The effect of interspecific competition on patch use

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-347

  Ziv, Yaron ^a   Kotler, Burt P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gerbils; Giving up density; Interspecific competition; Israel; Optimal patch use

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PATCH USE; RODENT;

GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS; GERBILLUS ANDERSONI; GERBILLUS PYRAMIDUM; GERBILLUS SYRTICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0345047720     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027385100393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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