Intraspecific competition affects the strength of individual specialization: An optimal diet theory method

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 993-1012

  Svanbäck, Richard ^a,b,e   Bolnick, Daniel I ^c,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Frequency dependence; Individual specialization; Interindividual variation; Intra population variation; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944472659     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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