Gluttonous predators: How to estimate prey size when there are too many prey

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 315-320

  Araujo M S ^a   Pinheiro, A ^a   Reis, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Estimation; Eupemphix nattereri; Precision; Prey size

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FROGS AND TOADS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH JUICE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANURA; BODY SIZE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; ISOPTERA; REPTILIA;

EID: 48149111695     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000200012     Document Type: Article

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