Examining predator-prey body size, Trophic level and body mass across marine and terrestrial mammals

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1797, 2014, Pages

  Tucker, Marlee A ^a   Rogers, Tracey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Macroecology; Phylogenetic comparative analysis; Predator prey ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; MACROECOLOGY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MAMMALIA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORY; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BODY SIZE; CARNIVORY; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; HERBIVORY; MAMMALS; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84988878113     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2103     Document Type: Article

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