Derivation of predator functional responses using a mechanistic approach in a natural system
A. Beardsell, D. Gravel, D. Berteaux, G. Gauthier, J. Clermont, V. Careau, N. Lecomte, C.-C. Juhasz, P. Royer-Boutin, J. Bety
The paper develops a mechanistic model to derive predator functional responses in a natural system, finding that predator acquisition rates are not limited at high prey densities and that functional responses should be viewed as a continuum.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2020Ecology