Publications

@phdthesis{Hood2010,

title = {Consumer nutrient stoichiometry: patterns, homeostasis, and links with fitness},

author = {James Michael Hood},

url = {https://angelo.berkeley.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/59/Hood_2010.pdf},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-10-01},

school = {University of Minnesota},

abstract = {The linkages between food webs and nutrient cycles are heterogeneous and 

often influenced by human activities. Ecological stoichiometry provides one framework 

for understanding and predicting these linkages. Yet, as it has been extended 

underlying assumptions are often not evaluated. This dissertation shows that 

examination of implicit and explicit assumptions reveals unknown mechanisms, 

interactions, and linkages. For instance, theory assumes that invertebrate stoichiometry 

does not vary with diet stoichiometry (i.e., strict homeostasis), even though many 

invertebrates are not strictly homeostatic. Chapters one and two examine the role of 

stoichiometric homeostasis in shaping the fitness of Daphnia'species.},

keywords = {Daphnia, Evolution and Behavior, Excretion, Nutrient Cycling, Phosphorus Stoichiometry, Stream Ecology},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {phdthesis}

}