Why are predators more sensitive to habitat size than their prey? Insights from bromeliad insect food webs

American Naturalist

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 761-771

  Srivastava, D S ^a   Trzcinski, M K ^b   Richardson, B A ^c,d   Gilbert, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research   (Puerto Rico)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Incidence functions; Phytotelmata; Predation; Species area relationship; Trophic rank hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; FLY; FOOD WEB; INSECT; PREDATOR; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; BROMELIACEAE; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; BROMELIACEAE; CARIBBEAN REGION; ECOSYSTEM; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SYMBIOSIS;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 56649120596     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592868     Document Type: Article

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