Predation-mediated coexistence of large- and small-bodied Daphnia at different food levels

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-374

  Gliwicz, Z Maciej ^a   Wrzosek, Dariusz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Functional response; Low density antipredation refuge; Planktivorous fish; Prey population density threshold; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALLEE EFFECT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; CRUSTACEAN; FISH; FOOD LIMITATION; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; PLANKTIVORY; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; FOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; DAPHNIA; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; FOOD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTION;

DAPHNIA;

EID: 51549085430     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589890     Document Type: Article

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