Ecological opportunity and predator–prey interactions: linking eco-evolutionary processes and diversification in adaptive radiations
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2550
Abstract: Much of life's diversity has arisen through ecological opportunity and adaptive radiations, but the mechanistic underpinning of such diversification is not fully understood. Competition and predation can affect adaptive radiations, but contrasting theoretical and empirical… read more here.
Keywords: eco evolutionary; diversification; adaptive radiations; ecological opportunity ... See more keywords
Competition among small individuals hinders adaptive radiation despite ecological opportunity
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2655
Abstract: Ontogenetic diet shifts, where individuals change their resource use during development, are the rule rather than the exception in the animal world. Here, we aim to understand how such changes in diet during development affect… read more here.
Keywords: competition; ecological opportunity; adaptive radiation; small individuals ... See more keywords
Diversification through ecological opportunity in dwarf chameleons
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12966
Abstract: Aim To investigate whether morphological variation in a continental radiation of lizards (Chamaeleonidae) was driven by ecological opportunity. Location KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Methods Chameleons from all morphotypes were genotyped (n = 279) using 10 microsatellite and one… read more here.
Keywords: opportunity; ecological opportunity; evidence; inland groups ... See more keywords