Size-density scaling in protists and the links between consumer-resource interaction parameters

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1193-1201

  Delong, John P ^a   Vasseur, David A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Macroecology; Optimal foraging; Predator prey dynamics; Predator prey size ratio

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; FITNESS; GRAZING; MACROECOLOGY; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE; PROTIST;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; EUKARYOTE; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY;

BODY SIZE; EUKARYOTA; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

ALGAE; PROTISTA;

EID: 84868201998     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02013.x     Document Type: Article

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