Trait-initiated indirect effects due to changes in consumption rates in simple food webs

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1029-1038

  Abrams, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Attack rate; Competition; Consumption traits; Food webs; Indirect effect; Overexploitation; Shared predation; Trait initiated effect

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD WEB; PREY AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE;

EID: 8144220855     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0501     Document Type: Article

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