Effects of evolutionary changes in prey use on the relationship between food web complexity and stability

Population Ecology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-72

  Yamaguchi, Wakako ^a   Kondoh, Michio ^b   Kawata, Masakado ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community stability; Food web evolution; Individual based model; Prey predator system; Trophic interaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

EID: 78650304782     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-010-0212-y     Document Type: Article

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