A direct, experimental test of resource vs. consumer dependence: Comment

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1600-1602

  Jensen, Christopher X J ^a   Jeschke, Jonathan M ^b,c   Ginzburg, Lev R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CATERING SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547614233     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-1945     Document Type: Note

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