Quantifying individual specialization using tracking data: a case study on two species of albatrosses
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DOI: 10.1007/s00227-018-3408-x
Abstract: Many predictive models of spatial and temporal distribution (e.g. in response to climate change or species introductions) assume that species have one environmental niche that applies to all individuals. However, there is growing evidence that… read more here.
Keywords: specialisation; quantifying individual; site fidelity; individual specialization ... See more keywords
Fundamental dietary specialisation explains differential use of resources within a koala population.
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-021-04962-3
Abstract: The diets of individual animals within populations can differ, but few studies determine whether this is due to fundamental differences in preferences or capacities to eat specific foods, or to external influences such as dominance… read more here.
Keywords: fundamental dietary; dietary specialisation; specialisation explains; specialisation ... See more keywords
Native macrophyte leaves influence more specialisation of neotropical shredder chironomids than invasive macrophyte leaves
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3525-z
Abstract: We investigated the composition and specialisation of shredder chironomids in an invasive white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium) and in native pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) leaves. We assumed that the difference of the chemical compound in macrophyte… read more here.
Keywords: macrophyte leaves; specialisation; chironomids invasive; shredder chironomids ... See more keywords
Smart specialisation and tourism: Understanding the priority choices in EU regions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2020.100883
Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the regions that have chosen tourism-related strategies as a priority of smart specialisation (S3) policies within the reformed EU Cohesion Policy. The paper collects data provided by the Smart Specialisation Platform… read more here.
Keywords: smart specialisation; tourism; specialisation tourism; specialisation ... See more keywords
Smart Specialisation: insights from the North American periphery
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1711877
Abstract: ABSTRACT Smart Specialisation (S3) has been the driving force behind the European Union's regional innovation strategy for the last seven years. However, criticism has been levelled at the policy as lacking an evidence base. This… read more here.
Keywords: smart specialisation; specialisation; american periphery; north american ... See more keywords
Interspecific gene flow and the evolution of specialisation in black and white rhinoceros.
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa148
Abstract: Africa's black (Diceros bicornis) and white (Ceratotherium simum) rhinoceros are closely related sister-taxa that evolved highly divergent obligate browsing and grazing feeding strategies. Although their precursor species D. praecox and C. mauritanicum appear in the… read more here.
Keywords: black white; specialisation; white rhinoceros; rhinoceros ... See more keywords
The interplay of production commercialisation and specialization: An empirical study on Chinese smallholders
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DOI: 10.1108/caer-08-2016-0122
Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the endogenous relationship between production specialisation and market commercialisation with an empirical study of farmers in Northwest China. Design/methodology/approach - The three-stage least squares were… read more here.
Keywords: production; specialisation; empirical study; market ... See more keywords
How network size strongly determines trophic specialisation: A technical comment on Luna et al. (2022).
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.14029
Abstract: Luna et al. (2022) concluded that the environment contributes to explaining specialisation in open plant-pollinator networks. When reproducing their study, we instead found that network size alone largely explained the variation in their specialisation metrics.… read more here.
Keywords: network size; luna 2022; network; specialisation ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic relatedness of food plants reveals highest insect herbivore specialisation at intermediate temperatures along a broad climatic gradient.
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16199
Abstract: The composition and richness of herbivore and plant assemblages change along climatic gradients, but knowledge about associated shifts in specialisation is scarce and lacks controlling for the abundance and phylogeny of interaction partners. Thus, we… read more here.
Keywords: specialisation; insect herbivore; intermediate temperatures; herbivore ... See more keywords
Trophic level and host specialisation affect beta‐diversity in plant–herbivore–parasitoid assemblages
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DOI: 10.1111/icad.12353
Abstract: Herbivorous insects that feed internally on plant tissues depend on their host plants as food resource and immediate habitat. The parasitoids of these herbivores, in turn, depend both on their host herbivores and on the… read more here.
Keywords: beta diversity; specialisation; plant; diversity ... See more keywords
Why surgery matters for paediatricians
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DOI: 10.1111/jpc.13764
Abstract: This issue is unique. It provides paediatricians with a concise and practical overview of many of the surgical conditions that they may encounter in their daily clinical practice but which tend to be at the… read more here.
Keywords: surgical conditions; paediatric surgeons; specialisation; knowledge ... See more keywords