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The skull evolution of oviraptorosaurian dinosaurs: the role of niche partitioning in diversification [PDF]
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2019 AbstractOviraptorosaurs are bird‐like theropod dinosaurs that thrived in the final pre‐extinction ecosystems during the latest Cretaceous, and the beaked, toothless skulls of derived species are regarded as some of the most peculiar among dinosaurs.
Ma, Waisum +3 more
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Ecological niche partitioning in two Pacific puffins
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2023 Ecological theory predicts that closely related species can coexist if they segregate in space, time, or diet to reduce competitive overlap when resources are limited. These differences in ecological niche are presumably driven by concomitant differences in morphology.
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Niche partitioning by resource size in the gut microbiome
Niche partitioning promotes diversity of the human gut microbiota. However, the molecular basis of resource specialization and niche separation in the gut remains poorly understood. Here we show that structural differences in glycan transporters drive members of the genus Bacteroides, common human gut commensals, to specialize on distinct chain lengths
Stefany Moreno-Gamez +5 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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Ecology and EvolutionInteractions in single-host–parasite systems provide a tractable framework for understanding the ecological mechanisms that maintain community stability. Here, we integrated network topology, multidimensional niche analysis, and functional group delineation to investigate the adaptive strategies and assembly rules of a 12-species flea community on ...
Rui Geng +5 more
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Effects of sexual dimorphism and landscape composition on the trophic behavior of Greater Prairie-Chicken. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Partitioning of ecological niche is expected in lekking species that show marked sexual size dimorphism as a consequence of sex-specific ecological constraints. However, niche partitioning is uncertain in species with moderate sexual dimorphism.
Beatriz Blanco-Fontao +4 more
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Environmental DNABats are a species‐rich mammalian order that provide a host of ecosystem services, but presently face threats from habitat loss, disease, climate change, and insect declines.
Vrinda M. Suresh +3 more
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Niche partitioning among sexual and unisexual Ambystoma salamanders
Ecosphere, 2016 Organisms that have ecologically similar sexual and asexual forms present an evolutionary puzzle, as theory predicts that eventually one form should eliminate the other.
Katherine R. Greenwald +2 more
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Requirements for plant coexistence through pollination niche partitioning [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2015 Plant–pollinator interactions are often thought to have been a decisive factor in the diversification of flowering plants, but to be of little or no importance for the maintenance of existing plant diversity. In a recent opinion paper, Pauw (2013 Trends Ecol. Evol . 28, 30–37.
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How individual variation shapes ecological niches in two Pipistrellus bat species
Communications BiologyNiche partitioning is a crucial mechanism explaining species coexistence and biodiversity; however, the role of individual variation is less understood. As global changes reshuffle species communities, understanding coexistence mechanisms is vital.
Markus Milchram +9 more
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