Effects of dynamics on ecological networks

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-76

  Lewis, Hannah M ^a   Law, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly; Evolution; Food web; Network

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; BODY SIZE; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; FOOD WEB; MUTATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATOR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; BODY SIZE; CONSUMER; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD WEB; GENETIC SELECTION; MUTATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34248655913     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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