Covarying variances: more morphologically variable populations also exhibit more diet variation

Oecologia

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-101

  Snowberg, Lisa K ^a   Hendrix, Kimberly M ^b   Bolnick, Daniel I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecomorphology; Individual specialization; Microhabitat preference; Niche variation hypothesis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DIET; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIET; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SMEGMAMORPHA;

EID: 84939968949     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3200-7     Document Type: Article

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