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Is bigger really better? Relative and absolute body size influence individual growth rate under competition

Models suggest that the mechanism of competition can influence the growth advantage associated with being large (in absolute body size or relative to other individuals in the population). Large size is advantageous under interference, but disadvantageous under exploitative competition. We addressed...

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Autores principales: Van Buskirk, Josh, Cereghetti, Eva, Hess, Julia S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5468154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28616171
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2978