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ideal free distribution
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Knowledge graph centered on ideal free distribution with 40 nodes and 136 connections. Top connected: Delphinium, Spruce, Potentilla, mark-recapture (Sciuridae), Delphinium barbeyi.
Definition
Theory that animals distribute themselves among habitat patches in proportion to resource availability, with high-quality patches becoming occupied first and animals moving to lower-quality patches as density increases
Related Terms (3)
IFDIDFideal despotic distribution
Publications (4)
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Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences
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Testing how density affects caddisfly distribution along a detritus quality gradient
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Effects of Elevation on Trap Behavior in Mountain White-crowned Sparrows (<i>Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha</i>)
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