Consequential classes of resources: Subtle global bifurcation with dramatic ecological consequences in a simple population model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 263, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-241

  Vandermeer, John ^a   King, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer; Lotka Volterra; Predator

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; LOTKA-VOLTERRA MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION THEORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESOURCE USE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONSUMER; ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 77649336338     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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