Ecological segregation in space, time and trophic niche of sympatric planktivorous petrels.

The principle of competitive exclusion postulates that ecologically-similar species are expected to partition their use of resources, leading to niche divergence. The most likely mechanisms allowing such coexistence are considered to be segregation in a horizontal, vertical or temporal dimension, or...

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Main Authors: Joan Navarro, Stephen C Votier, Jacopo Aguzzi, Juan J Chiesa, Manuela G Forero, Richard A Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3639899?pdf=render