Generalizing clusters of similar species as a signature of coexistence under competition.

Patterns of trait distribution among competing species can potentially reveal the processes that allow them to coexist. It has been recently proposed that competition may drive the spontaneous emergence of niches comprising clusters of similar species, in contrast with the dominant paradigm of great...

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Main Authors: Rafael D'Andrea, Maria Riolo, Annette M Ostling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006688