How do fruit productivity, fruit traits and dietary specialization affect the role of birds in a mutualistic network?
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DOI: 10.1017/s0266467419000178
Abstract: Abstract Many plant traits might explain the different ecological and network roles of fruit-eating birds. We assessed the relationship of plant productivity, fruit traits (colour, seed size and nutritional quality) and dietary specialization, with the… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; dietary specialization; fruit eating; eating birds ... See more keywords
Global long-term stability of individual dietary specialization in herbivorous mammals
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1839
Abstract: Dietary variation within species has important ecological and evolutionary implications. While theoreticians have debated the consequences of trait variance (including dietary specialization), empirical studies have yet to examine intraspecific dietary variability across the globe and… read more here.
Keywords: long term; time; specialization; dietary specialization ... See more keywords
Lack of alignment across yeast‐dependent life‐history traits may limit Drosophila melanogaster dietary specialization
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.14056
Abstract: Heterogeneity in food resources is a major driver of local adaptation and speciation. Dietary specialization typically involves multiple life‐history traits and may thus be limited by the extent to which these traits adapt in concert.… read more here.
Keywords: dietary specialization; yeast species; yeast; melanogaster ... See more keywords