Disentangling the effects of predator body size and prey density on prey consumption in a lizard

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 158-165

  González Suárez, Manuela ^a   Mugabo, Marianne ^a   Decencière, Beatriz ^b   Perret, Samuel ^b   Claessen, David ^a,c   Le Galliard, Jean François ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Functional response; Lacertidae; Parsimony; Prey predator interaction; Size effect

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; FIELD SURVEY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; LIZARD; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

LACERTIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

EID: 78751699209     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01776.x     Document Type: Article

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