Predator foraging behaviour drives food-web topological structure

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1307-1317

  Lazzaro, Xavier ^a   Lacroix, Gérard ^b   Gauzens, Benoît ^b   Gignoux, Jacques ^b   Legendre, Stéphane ^c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Connectance; Generalism; Omnivory; Planktivorous fish; Trophic cul de sac

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLUPEOID; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MESOCOSM; OMNIVORY; PLANKTIVORE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

AVES; DOROSOMATINAE; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 70349894984     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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