Starvation Mortality
Cross-source consensus on Starvation Mortality from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
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- Starvation mortality is modeled as increasing when resources decline. — On the dynamics of mortality and the ephemeral nature of mammalian megafauna
- Starvation effects decline with body mass because larger mammals carry proportionally more fat. — On the dynamics of mortality and the ephemeral nature of mammalian megafauna
- Reducing starvation benefits all mammals, but small mammals benefit much more than large mammals. — On the dynamics of mortality and the ephemeral nature of mammalian megafauna
- The starvation term is based on adult fat and muscle stores and does not capture juvenile vulnerability. — On the dynamics of mortality and the ephemeral nature of mammalian megafauna