Predator-prey encounter rates in turbulent environments: Consequences of inertia effects and finite sizes

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1177, Issue , 2009, Pages 85-95

  Pecseli H L ^a   Trulsen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Predator prey encounter rates; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549096877     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3253968     Document Type: Conference Paper

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