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The ecology of individuals: incidence and implications of individual specialization.
The American naturalist - 1 Jan 2003
Bolnick Daniel I, Svanbäck Richard, Fordyce James A, Yang Louie H, Davis Jeremy M, Hulsey C Darrin, Forister Matthew L
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Most empirical and theoretical studies of resource use and population dynamics treat conspecific individuals as ecologically equivalent. This simplification is only justified if interindividual niche variation is rare, weak, or has a trivial effect on ecological processes. This article reviews the incidence, degree, causes, and implications of individual-level niche variation to challenge these simplifications....
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