The evolution of trophic structure

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 494-505

  Bell, G ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Complex systems; Food web; Individual based model; Predator prey

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; RANDOMIZATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 35549008833     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801032     Document Type: Article

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