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Network analysis reveals contrasting effects of intraspecific competition on individual vs. populati...

Network analysis reveals contrasting effects of intraspecific competition on individual vs. populati...

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Network analysis reveals contrasting effects of intraspecific competition on individual vs. population diets

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Network analysis reveals contrasting effects of intraspecific competition on individual vs. population diets

Publisher

Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America

Journal title

Ecology (Durham), 2008-07, Vol.89 (7), p.1981-1993

Language

English

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Washington, DC: Ecological Society of America

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Contents

Optimal foraging theory predicts that individuals should become more opportunistic when intraspecific competition is high and preferred resources are scarce. This density-dependent diet shift should result in increased diet breadth for individuals as they add previously unused prey to their repertoire. As a result, the niche breadth of the populati...

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Network analysis reveals contrasting effects of intraspecific competition on individual vs. population diets

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69431384

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_69431384

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ISSN

0012-9658

E-ISSN

1939-9170

DOI

10.1890/07-0630.1

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