Data from: The body size dependence of mutual interference

The parameters that drive population dynamics typically show a
relationship with body size. By contrast, there is no theoretical or
empirical support for a body-size dependence of mutual interference, which
links foraging rates to consumer density. Here, I develop a model to
predict that interference may be positively or negatively related to body
size depending on how resource body size scales with consumer body size.
Over a wide range of body sizes, however, the model predicts that
interference will be body-size independent. This prediction was supported
by a new dataset on interference and consumer body size. The stabilizing
effect of intermediate interference therefore appears to be roughly
constant across size, while the effect of body size on population dynamics
is mediated through other parameters.