A direct, experimental test of resource vs. consumer dependence

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2924-2930

  Fussmann, Gregor F ^a,b   Weithoff, Guntram ^a   Yoshida, Takehito ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachionus calyciflorus; Functional response; Holling type 3 functional response; Predator dependence; Ratio dependence; Rotifer

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE USE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLOROPHYTA; MONORAPHIDIUM MINUTUM; ROTIFERA;

EID: 27944481701     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-1107     Document Type: Article

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