A generalized functional response for predators that switch between multiple prey species

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 328, Issue , 2013, Pages 89-98

  Van Leeuwen, E ^a   Brannstrom, A ^b,c   Jansen, V A A ^a   Dieckmann, U ^c   Rossberg, A G ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive foraging; Frequency dependent selection; Functional response; Prey similarity; Search image

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DIET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PREY SELECTION; PREY SWITCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84877033740     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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