Niche Separation and Assembly in Four Species of Sonoran Desert Rodents
M'Closkey RT. 1978. Niche Separation and Assembly in Four Species of Sonoran Desert Rodents. The American Naturalist. 112(986):683-694
In studies at Saguaro National Monument, interactions between species were found to result in nonrandom patterns of niche separation. The four small rodent species averaged greated niche separation when there was more competition from a greater number of competitors. Bibliography, 3 figures, 5 tables.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- M'Closkey, Robert
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- Animals, Biodiversity, Competition, Distribution, Ecology, Food, heteromyid rodents (Rodentia), kangaroo rats, Mammalogy, Mammals (Mammalia), Mice, niches, Rodents (Rodentia), Seeds, Sonoran Desert (AZ)