Indirect facilitation between prey promotes asymmetric apparent competition. [PDF]
J Anim Ecol, 2022 Abstract Apparent competition is one mechanism that can contribute to the complex dynamics observed in natural systems, yet it remains understudied in empirical systems. Understanding the dynamics that shape the outcome of processes like apparent competition is vital for appreciating how they influence natural systems.
Lorusso NS, Faillace CA.
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Insect-mediated apparent competition between mammals in a boreal food web. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2021 SignificanceDespite the growing recognition that indirect interactions within species networks can determine food web dynamics, empirical evidence remains rare. We demonstrate how the impact of insects on forest structure and composition can reverberate across trophic levels by altering apparent competition in a large-mammal food web subjected to ...
Labadie G +3 more
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Pathogen diversity and hidden regimes of apparent competition. [PDF]
Am Nat, 2013 Competition through cross-reacting host immune responses, a form of apparent competition, is a major driver of pathogen evolution and diversity. Most models of pathogens have focused on intraspecific interactions to explain observed patterns. Two recent experiments suggested that Haemophilus influenzae, a common nasopharyngeal colonizer of humans ...
Cobey S, Lipsitch M.
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Apparent competition drives community-wide parasitism rates and changes in host abundance across ecosystem boundaries [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2016 Species sharing a common enemy such as a parasitoid or predator can indirectly affect one another. Here, Frost et al. use quantitative food-web data from communities of caterpillar hosts to show experimentally that apparent competition is important in ...
Carol M. Frost +5 more
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Where Dinner Roams: The Role of Feral Horses as a Resource Subsidy for Wolves and Cougars in West‐Central British Columbia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionFeral horses (Equus ferus caballus) have established large populations in west‐central British Columbia (BC), Canada, where they overlap with native ungulates, including a declining woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) herd.
Shane C. White +3 more
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The Effect of Differing Levels of Intrasexual and Intersexual Selection on Survival and Reproduction Under a Heatwave [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionHeatwaves are set to become more common due to climate change, and the potential of heatwaves to damage a species' populations is becoming more apparent.
Karendeep K. Sidhu +4 more
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Predatory fishes affect trophic cascades and apparent competition in temperate reefs. [PDF]
Biol Lett, 2010 We provide evidence for a trophic cascade involving apex predators and mesopredators of marine temperate reefs, lingcod and rockfish, respectively. We measured spatio-temporal variation in the relative abundance of lingcod, subadult rockfish and two shrimp groups eaten by rockfish ( Pandalus sp.
Frid A, Marliave J.
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Diversity, 2023 In this study, the integration of useful statistical methods from different disciplines for analyzing the forest community of the Lienhuachih area of central Taiwan was attempted.
Tung-Yu Hsieh +3 more
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Ladybird-Mediated Indirect Interactions between Two Aphid Species When Using a Banker Plant System
Agronomy, 2022 Banker plant systems have the advantages of introducing natural enemies preventively and maintaining by providing alternative prey, thus controlling the pests sustainably.
Yajie Yang +8 more
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Ecosphere, 2023 The alternative prey hypothesis supposes that predators supported by a primary prey species will shift to consume alternative prey during a decrease in primary prey abundance.
Mitchell J. Brunet +8 more
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