Isolating the effects of ontogenetic niche shift on brain size development using pumpkinseed sunfish ecotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 312-322
Author(s):  
Caleb J. Axelrod ◽  
Frédéric Laberge ◽  
Beren W. Robinson



2017 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna ten Brink ◽  
André M. de Roos


2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2049-2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koh Hasegawa ◽  
Chitose Yamazaki ◽  
Kazumasa Ohkuma ◽  
Masatoshi Ban


2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (6) ◽  
pp. 635-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ove Eriksson

Ontogenetic niche shifts, i.e., changes in niche breadth and (or) position during the life of individuals, have received rather limited attention in plant ecology. An experiment was designed to assess ontogenetic niche shifts in three clonal Vaccinium shrubs in order to examine their recruitment behavior. Seeds were sown, and juveniles transplanted, at sites along a gradient of changing occurrence of the three species. Recruitment was seed limited, varied among sites, and was correlated with juvenile survivorship. No niche shift occurred during seed to seedling stages for any of the plants. For Vaccinium myrtillus L., recruitment was not related to adult occurrence, whereas for Vaccinium oxycoccos L., recruitment was highest at the site where adults dominated. However, for both of these species, recruitment also occurred outside the range of adult occurrence. Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. exhibited a negative relationship between adult occurrence and recruitment and between adult occurrence and juvenile survivorship, indicating an ontogenetic niche shift. For V. myrtillus the results suggested an uncoupling of niche requirements of juvenile and adult stages, whereas for V. oxycoccos the results suggested a niche contraction towards the requirements for adults. Thus, the form of ontogenetic niche shifts differs among the species. These differences in niche shifts contribute to understanding dispersal and recruitment behavior of the species.Key words: clonal plants, dispersal, niche shifts, recruitment.





Author(s):  
Jaime Anaya-Rojas ◽  
Ronald Bassar ◽  
Blake Matthews ◽  
Joshua Goldberg ◽  
David Reznick ◽  
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In communities structured by body size, coexistence can occur through combinations of ontogenetic changes in competitive ability and dietary niche. Using stable isotopes, we examined ontogenetic niche shifts in Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) and killifish (Rivulus hartii) in three types of natural communities (both species with predators, KGP; both without predators, KG; killifish only, KO) and four experimental KG communities, initiated with KGP guppies and KO killifish between 13 and 45 years ago. In all communities, killifish occupied higher trophic positions and changed their diet (δ^13 C) with body size. Only KGP guppies displayed an ontogenetic niche shift. The KG guppies displayed a significant difference in trophic niche from KGP guppies, a character displacement that can facilitate coexistence with killifish. In the experimental communities, the guppy trophic niche was intermediate between those in KGP and KG communities, indicating that evolution has driven the niche shift in KG guppies.



2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon P. Hedrick ◽  
Emma R. Schachner ◽  
Peter Dodson


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