Reinforcing abiotic and biotic time constraints facilitate the broad distribution of a generalist with fixed traits

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 836-846

  Greig, Hamish S ^a,b   Wissinger, Scott A ^a,c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c ALLEGHENY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator traits; Asynarchus nigriculus; Caddisflies; Colorado; Dytiscus dauricus; Elk Mountains; Habitat generalist; Hydroperiod; Intraguild predation; Mexican Cut Nature Preserve; Phenology; Phenotypic plasticity; Predator permanence gradient; Specialization; USA

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CADDISFLY; CANNIBALISM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GENERALIST; HABITAT TYPE; HYDROPERIOD; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY RISK; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

COLORADO; MEXICAN CUT NATURE PRESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ASYNARCHUS; ASYNARCHUS NIGRICULUS; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCUS; DYTISCUS DAURICUS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 77949286302     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1871.1     Document Type: Article

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