Continuous cycling of grouped vs. solitary strategy frequencies in a predator-prey model

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-270

  Lett, Christophe ^a   Auger, Pierre ^a   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Foraging; Game theory; Group; Hunting; Model; Predator prey; Solitary; Strategy; Trade off

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GAME; GENE FREQUENCY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; GENE FREQUENCY; MODELS, GENETIC; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1842636299     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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