Foraging behaviour of Armadillidium vulgare (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in heterogeneous environments

Behaviour

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-244

  Tuck, Joanne M ^a   Hassall, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food quality; Optimal foraging; Resource patchiness; Terrestrial isopods; Woodlice

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842833415     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853904322890834     Document Type: Article

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