Living in environments with contrasting salinities: a review of physiological and behavioural responses in waterbirds
JS Gutiérrez - Ardeola, 2014 - BioOne
During the course of their lives many vertebrates live and forage in environments
characterized by different salinities and must therefore respond to changes in salt intake …
characterized by different salinities and must therefore respond to changes in salt intake …
Thinking in continua: beyond the “adaptive radiation” metaphor
ME Olson, A Arroyo‐Santos - BioEssays, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract “Adaptive radiation” is an evocative metaphor for explosive evolutionary
divergence, which for over 100 years has given a powerful heuristic to countless scientists …
divergence, which for over 100 years has given a powerful heuristic to countless scientists …
Dietary and isotopic specialization: the isotopic niche of three Cinclodes ovenbirds
C Martínez del Rio, P Sabat, R Anderson-Sprecher… - Oecologia, 2009 - Springer
By comparing the isotopic composition of tissues deposited at different times, we can identify
individuals that shift diets over time and individuals with constant diets. We define an …
individuals that shift diets over time and individuals with constant diets. We define an …
Isotopic niches support the resource breadth hypothesis
Because a broad spectrum of resource use allows species to persist in a wide range of
habitat types, and thus permits them to occupy large geographical areas, and because …
habitat types, and thus permits them to occupy large geographical areas, and because …
[图书][B] Ecological and environmental physiology of birds
Birds have colonized almost every terrestrial habitat on the planet-from the poles to the
tropics, and from deserts to high mountain tops. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of …
tropics, and from deserts to high mountain tops. Ecological and Environmental Physiology of …
Niche evolution and diversification in a Neotropical radiation of birds (Aves: Furnariidae)
Rapid diversification may be caused by ecological adaptive radiation via niche divergence.
In this model, speciation is coupled with niche divergence and lineage diversification is …
In this model, speciation is coupled with niche divergence and lineage diversification is …
An association between differential expression and genetic divergence in the Patagonian olive mouse (Abrothrix olivacea)
Recent molecular studies have found striking differences between desert‐adapted species
and model mammals regarding water conservation. In particular, aquaporin 4, a classical …
and model mammals regarding water conservation. In particular, aquaporin 4, a classical …
Specialized morphology corresponds to a generalist diet: linking form and function in smashing mantis shrimp crustaceans
Many animals are considered to be specialists because they have feeding structures that
are fine-tuned for consuming specific prey. For example,“smasher” mantis shrimp have …
are fine-tuned for consuming specific prey. For example,“smasher” mantis shrimp have …
A multi-isotope approach reveals seasonal variation in the reliance on marine resources, production of metabolic water, and ingestion of seawater by two species of …
Tracing how free-ranging organisms interact with their environment to maintain water
balance is a difficult topic to study for logistical and methodological reasons. We use a novel …
balance is a difficult topic to study for logistical and methodological reasons. We use a novel …
The role of feeding morphology and competition in governing the diet breadth of sympatric stomatopod crustaceans
MS deVries - Biology Letters, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Competition for food drives divergence and specialization in feeding morphology.
Stomatopod crustaceans have two kinds of highly specialized feeding appendages: either …
Stomatopod crustaceans have two kinds of highly specialized feeding appendages: either …