Ecological niche divergence or ecological niche partitioning in a widespread Neotropical bird lineage [PDF]
PeerJEcological niche divergence is generally considered to be a facet of evolution that may accompany geographic isolation and diversification in allopatry, contributing to species’ evolutionary distinctiveness through time.
Jacob C. Cooper
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Trophic niche partitioning in giant clams [PDF]
Communications BiologyEcosystems are influenced by competition for limited resources, a driver of niche partitioning. Over time, the emergence of novel traits facilitating new resource exploitation can reduce competition.
Isis Guibert +7 more
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Diets of Three Sympatric Grebe Species in Lake Titicaca Indicate Possible Dietary Niche Partitioning [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDietary niche partitioning is a fundamental process in community ecology, of interest to both conservationists and ecologists. We present data on the dietary niches of three sympatric grebes from Lake Titicaca: the endangered endemic Titicaca Grebe ...
D. A. Villar +3 more
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Niche Partitioning of Feather Mites within a Seabird Host, Calonectris borealis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 According to classic niche theory, species can coexist in heterogeneous environments by reducing interspecific competition via niche partitioning, e.g. trophic or spatial partitioning.
Laura M Stefan +5 more
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Sexual dimorphism does not translate into foraging or trophic niche partitioning in Peruvian boobies (Sula variegata). [PDF]
PLoS ONEIntraspecific competition can lead to sexual segregation of diets or foraging behaviors in seabirds, and in some species the resulting niche partitioning is facilitated by sexual dimorphism.
Sara Y Wang +5 more
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Temporal, Spatial and Prey Niche Partitioning Reveals Coexistence Mechanism of Mesocarnivores in Guangdong Province, South China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMesocarnivores are expected to maintain ecosystem function and stability as emerging apex predators after the decline and extinction of large carnivores.
Fei Wu +6 more
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Different coexistence patterns between apex carnivores and mesocarnivores based on temporal, spatial, and dietary niche partitioning analysis in Qilian Mountain National Park, China [PDF]
eLifeCarnivores play key roles in maintaining ecosystem structure and function as well as ecological processes. Understanding how sympatric species coexist in natural ecosystems is a central research topic in community ecology and biodiversity conservation ...
Wei Cong +9 more
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Limited spatiotemporal niche partitioning among mesocarnivores in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionCompetition drives community composition and structure in many ecosystems. Spatial and temporal niche partitioning, in which competing species divide the environment in space or time, are mechanisms that may allow for coexistence among ecologically ...
Kathryn L. Grabowski +2 more
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Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past
Avian Research, 2023 Niche partitioning is a widespread ecological strategy within trophic guilds, ensuring the coexistence of sympatric species by reducing interspecific competition.
Ana B. Navarro +3 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2023 A species may partition its realized ecological niche along bionomic and scenopoetic axes due to intraspecific competition for limited resources. How partitioning manifests depends on resource needs and availability by and for the partitioning groups ...
Ian Silver-Gorges +2 more
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