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Rising temperature reduces divergence in resource use strategies in coexisting parasitoid species.
Oecologia - 1 Mar 2014
Le Lann Cécile, Visser Bertanne, Mériaux Maëlle, Moiroux Joffrey, van Baaren Joan, van Alphen Jacques J M, Ellers Jacintha
Abstract excerpt
Coexistence of species sharing the same resources is often possible if species are phylogenetically divergent in resource acquisition and allocation traits, decreasing competition between them. Developmental and life-history traits related to resource use are influenced by environmental conditions such as temperature, but thermal trait responses may differ among species. An increase in ambient temperature may,...
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