Strength of asymmetric competition between predators in food webs ruled by fluctuating prey: The case of foxes in tundra

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-34

  Henden, John André ^a   Ims, Rolf A ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel G ^a   Hellström, Peter ^b   Angerbjörn, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION; CARNIVORE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; FOOD WEB; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; RODENT; TUNDRA;

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; RODENTIA; VULPES;

EID: 72949120820     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17604.x     Document Type: Article

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