Food webs, competition graphs, and habitat formation

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 22-38

  Cozzens, M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boxicity; Competition graph; Directed graph; Dominance; Food web; Graph; Interval graph; Mathematical model; Predators and prey; Trophic level; Trophic status

Indexed keywords

BOXICITY; COMPETITION GRAPH; DIRECTED GRAPHS; DOMINANCE; FOOD WEBS; GRAPH; INTERVAL GRAPH; PREDATORS AND PREY; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STATUS;

BIOLOGY; COMPETITION; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION COMPUTING; GRAPH THEORY; STUDENTS; TEACHING; USER INTERFACES;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 80053958899     PISSN: 09735348     EISSN: 17606101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/mmnp/20116602     Document Type: Article

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