Allometric functional response model: Body masses constrain interaction strengths

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 249-256

  Vucic Pestic, Olivera ^a   Rall, Björn C ^a   Kalinkat, Gregor ^a   Brose, Ulrich ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Body mass ratio; Food webs and predator prey interactions; Handling time; Hill exponent; Metabolic theory; Optimal foraging; Per capita consumption rate

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BEETLE; BODY MASS; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; METABOLISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BODY WEIGHT; DROSOPHILA; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 72449140635     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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