Co-adaptations of feeding behaviours and gut modulation as a mechanism of co-existence

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-560

  Orlando, Paul A ^a   Brown, Joel S ^a   Whelan, Christopher J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer resource game; G function; Generalist; Gut modulation; Opportunist; Selective; Specialist

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350164272     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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