Some effects of parasitism on food web structure: A topological analysis

Network Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 171-185

  Kuang, Wei Peng ^a   Zhang, Wen Jun ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Connectance; Food web; Links; Omnivory; parasites; Parasitism; Structure; Topology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892680709     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22208879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.0000/issn-2220-8879-networkbiology-2011-v1-0017     Document Type: Article

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