Foraging niche partitioning in sympatric seabird populations

Abstract Sympatric species must sufficiently differentiate aspects of their ecological niche to alleviate complete interspecific competition and stably coexist within the same area. Seabirds provide a unique opportunity to understand patterns of niche segregation among coexisting species because the...

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Main Authors: Christina Petalas, Thomas Lazarus, Raphael A. Lavoie, Kyle H. Elliott, Mélanie F. Guigueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81583-z