Trophic Niche Differentiation in Rodents and Marsupials Revealed by Stable Isotopes.

Tropical rainforests support the greatest diversity of small mammals in the world, yet we have little understanding about the mechanisms that promote the coexistence of species. Diet partitioning can favor coexistence by lessening competition, and interspecific differences in body size and habitat u...

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Main Authors: Mauro Galetti, Raisa Reis Rodarte, Carolina Lima Neves, Marcelo Moreira, Raul Costa-Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4822875?pdf=render