Food sharing, survival and the habitat-matching rule

Food sharing, survival and the habitat-matching rule

Two models are presented that assume the type of density-dependent competition for food usually associated with habitat matching. The level of variation in food intake among competitors choosing the same patch determines whether or not equilibrium consumer densities match average resource abundances...

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Veröffentlicht in:Animal behaviour 1989, Vol.37 (1), p.153-155
Hauptverfasser: Recer, Gregg M., Caraco, Thomas
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Animal behavior
Food
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Zusammenfassung:Two models are presented that assume the type of density-dependent competition for food usually associated with habitat matching. The level of variation in food intake among competitors choosing the same patch determines whether or not equilibrium consumer densities match average resource abundances.
ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282
DOI:10.1016/0003-3472(89)90015-8