Scale-free extinction dynamics in spatially structured host-parasitoid systems

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 745-750

  Killingback, Timothy ^a   Blok, Hendrik J ^b   Doebeli, Michael ^b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Extinction dynamics; Predator prey dynamics; Scale free processes; Spatially structured ecosystems

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENDOGENOUS CUE; EXTINCTION; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DISPERSION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATOR; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746065239     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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