Feeding on multiple sources: towards a universal parameterization of the functional response of a generalist predator allowing for switching.

Understanding of complex trophic interactions in ecosystems requires correct descriptions of the rate at which predators consume a variety of different prey species. Field and laboratory data on multispecies communities are rarely sufficient and usually cannot provide an unambiguous test for the the...

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Main Authors: Andrew Morozov, Sergei Petrovskii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3783441?pdf=render