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functional response: a standalone construct

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functionalresponse1 CONSTRUCTFunctional response HOLLING · ECOLOGY

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Ecology

the relationship between prey density and the rate at which an individual predator consumes prey, often rising then levelling off with handling time.

In ecology, functional response refers to the relationship between prey density and the rate at which an individual predator consumes prey, often rising then levelling off with handling time. This meaning comes from Holling (1959) in The Canadian Entomologist.[1]

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  1. Holling, C. S. (1959). Some Characteristics of Simple Types of Predation and Parasitism. The Canadian Entomologist, 91(7), 385-398. https://doi.org/10.4039/ent91385-7

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