Urbanization and the predation paradox: The role of trophic dynamics in structuring vertebrate communities

BioScience

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 809-818

  Fischer, Jason D ^a   Cleeton, Sarah H ^b   Lyons, Timothy P ^b   Miller, James R ^c  

^a Evolution   (United States)

^b Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

animal behavior; community ecology; population ecology; urban ecology; vertebrate biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866312584     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2012.62.9.6     Document Type: Article

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