The functional and aggregative responses of a herbivore: Underlying mechanisms and the spatial implications for plant depletion

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 853-868

  Rowcliffe, J Marcus ^a,b   Sutherland, William J ^a   Watkinson, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brent geese; Depletion model; Despotism; Green algae; Ideal free distribution

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HERBIVORE;

BRANTA BERNICLA; ENTEROMORPHA INTESTINALIS; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 0345061674     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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