Selective consumption by predators of different body regions of prey: Is rate of energy intake important?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 264, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-196

  Chen, Xiaolin ^a,b   Dickman, Chris R ^b   Thompson, Michael B ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arthropod prey; Energy density; Energy intake rate; Marsupial ecology; Simpson Desert

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; MARSUPIAL; PREDATION; PREY SELECTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; CHILOPODA; COLEOPTERA; FRAXINUS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; METATHERIA; NINGAUI; NINGAUI RIDEI; SMINTHOPSIS YOUNGSONI;

EID: 6344278748     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904005692     Document Type: Article

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