Predator-prey coevolution driven by size selective predation can cause anti-synchronized and cryptic population dynamics

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-118

  Mougi, Akihiko ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antiphase cycles; Cryptic cycles; Population cycles; Rapid adaptation; Size selective predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BODY SIZE; COEVOLUTION; CRYPSIS; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIZE SELECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIMESCALE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84856512777     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: 10960325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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