Predator size interacts with habitat structure to determine the allometric scaling of the functional response

Oikos

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 454-462

  Toscano, Benjamin J ^a   Griffen, Blaine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; CRAB; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; OYSTER CULTURE; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURVEYING;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HORMOMYA EXUSTUS; OSTREIDAE; PANOPEUS HERBSTII;

EID: 84874325351     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20690.x     Document Type: Article

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