Gain functions for large herbivores: Tests of alternative models

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-189

  Searle, Kate R ^a   Vandervelde, Thea ^b   Hobbs, N Thompson ^a   Shipley, Lisa A ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional response; Herbivore; Marginal value theorem; Patch depression

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HERBIVORE; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPHUS MONTICOLA; CERVIDAE; MONTICOLA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 13844273237     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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