The probabilistic niche model reveals the niche structure and role of body size in a complex food web

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Williams, Richard J ^a   Anandanadesan, Ananthi ^a   Purves, Drew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; ECOLOGY; FEEDING; FISHERY; FOOD WEB; PREDATOR; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ANIMAL; FOOD CHAIN; PREDATION; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 77957803542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012092     Document Type: Article

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