A geometrical model for the effect of interference on food intake

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-151

  Rappoldt, Cornelis ^a   Stillman, Richard A ^b   Ens, Bruno J ^c  

^a EcoCurves   (Netherlands)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SOVON DUTCH CENTRE FOR FIELD ORNITHOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Approximation; Attack distance; Kleptoparasitism; Shorebirds; Waders

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL MODEL; DENSITY RANGE; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING ANIMALS; FORAGING MODEL; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; GEOMETRICAL ASPECTS; GEOMETRICAL MODELS; INDIVIDUAL-BASED; INTAKE RATE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; SIMPLE MODEL; STEAL FOOD; THREE PARAMETERS;

COMPETITION; RANGE FINDING;

ANIMALS;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; KLEPTOPARASITISM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; WADER;

ANIMALIA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 70649107038     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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