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Niche partitioning and niche filtering jointly mediate the coexistence of three closely related spider species (Araneae, Philodromidae)

Authors

MICHALKO Radek PEKÁR Stanislav

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Ecological Entomology
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/een.12149/pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/een.12149
Field Ecology
Keywords Competition; habitat preference; natural diet; niche; phenology; Philodromus; species co-occurrence
Description Several mechanisms can mediate the coexistence of species, such as the neutral dynamic, niche filtering and niche partitioning. The present study investigated which of these mechanisms mediate the coexistence of closely related spider species at the scale of one locality.
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