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Interspecific competition in birds

Provides a current, critical review of the importance of interspecific competition, considering the evolutionary effects of interspecific competition, its importance in structuring communities, and influence on the traits of individual species
eBook, English, 2012
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2012
1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : illustrations.
9780199589012, 9780199589029, 9780191625299, 0199589011, 019958902X, 0191625299
1055386530
Introduction
Definitions, models, and how to measure the existence of interspecific competition
Space as a limiting resource
Food as a limiting resource
Nest sites as a limiting resource
The effect of intraspecific competition on population processes
Studies of foraging niches and food
Field experiments to test the existence and effects of interspecific competition
Long-term experiments on competition between great and blue tit
Evolutionary effects of interspecific competition
Concluding thoughts