Chemical reactor models of optimal digestion efficiency with constant foraging costs

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 25-38

  Logan, J David ^a   Joern, Anthony ^b   Wolesensky, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Digestion; Foraging

Indexed keywords

DIGESTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347996173     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00202-3     Document Type: Article

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