Predator hunting mode influences patterns of prey use from grazing and epigeic food webs

Oecologia

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 505-515

  Wimp, Gina M ^a   Murphy, Shannon M ^b   Lewis, Danny ^a   Douglas, Margaret R ^c   Ambikapathi, Ramya ^d   Van Tull, Lie'Ann ^d   Gratton, Claudio ^e   Denno, Robert F ^f  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Detritus; Multichannel omnivory; Predation; Stable isotopes; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; GENERALIST; OMNIVORY; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY PREFERENCE; SPIDER; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC CASCADE; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ARANEAE;

EID: 84872594615     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2435-4     Document Type: Article

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