title: A mechanistic derivation of the DeAngelis-Beddington functional response.
abstract: We give a derivation of the DeAngelis-Beddington functional response in terms of mechanisms at the individual level, and for the first time involving prey refuges instead of the usual interference between predators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, P.O. Box 68, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geritz
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gyllenberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008954:Models, Biological; D011235:Predatory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors