Allochrony is shaped by foraging niche segregation rather than adaptation to the windscape in long-ranging seabirds

Ecological segregation allows populations to reduce competition and coexist in sympatry. Using as model organisms two closely related gadfly petrels endemic to the Madeira archipelago and breeding with a two month allochrony, we investigated how movement and foraging preferences shape ecological segregation in sympatric species. We tested the hypothesis that the breeding allochrony is underpinned by foraging niche segregation. Additionally, we investigated whether our data supported the hypothesis that allochrony is driven by species-specific adaptations to different windscapes.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/96499

Citação

Ventura, F., Granadeiro, J., Catry, P. et al. Allochrony is shaped by foraging niche segregation rather than adaptation to the windscape in long-ranging seabirds. Mov Ecol 12, 27 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00463-z

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BMC

DOI

10.1186/s40462-024-00463-z

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cE3c - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais

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