Metabolic rate models and the substitutability of predator populations

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 323-332

  Chalcraft, David R ^a,c   Resetarits Jr , William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Density dependence; Functional equivalence; Predation

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FISH; FROG; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; METABOLISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANURA; ENNEACANTHUS; ENNEACANTHUS OBESUS; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA SPHENOCEPHALA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542753563     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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