Dome-shaped functional response induced by nutrient imbalance of the prey

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 517-520

  Bressendorff, Berith B ^a   Toft, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Araneae; Biological control; Geometric framework; Lycosidae; Nutrient composition; Predation

Indexed keywords

FLY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT BUDGET; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PROTEIN; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 80051687091     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0103     Document Type: Article

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