Body size mediated coexistence of consumers competing for resources in space

Oikos

Volumn 116, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1363-1377

  Basset, Alberto ^a   L Angelis, Donald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENERGETICS; HOME RANGE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; METABOLISM; NICHE PARTITIONING; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEMELPARITY;

EID: 34447645292     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2007.15702.x     Document Type: Article

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