The trophic structure of an ecological community is represented by the food web, showing the flow of material and energy among different kinds of organisms. It is a fundamental attribute of the ...

Deterministic filters such as competition and prey defences should have a strong influence on the community structure of animals like animalivorous bats which have life histories characterized by low ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. Body size determines rates of respiration and production, energy requirements, mortality rates, patterns of predation and vulnerability to ...