Species diversity modulates predation

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1917-1923

  Kratina, Pavel ^a   Vos, Matthijs ^a,b   Anholt, Bradley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Functional response; Interaction modification; Microcosms; Non prey species; Paramecium aurelia; Predator prey model; Predatory flatworm; Stenostomum virginianum

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIET; FLATWORM; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; MICROCOSM; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTOZOAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; THEORY;

PARAMECIUM AURELIA; PLATYHELMINTHES; STENOSTOMUM VIRGINIANUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35148883927     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1507.1     Document Type: Article

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