Ecological Niches Flashcards

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Ecological Niches

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The place or function of a given organism w/in its ecosystem; Many Ecological Niches for animals including primates enables a larger # of species to use the resources available and results in the highest # of primate and animal species of all biomes

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Niche Separation

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Natural selection that drives competing animals into different patterns of resource use results in different niches. This allows multiple species to coexist sympatrically

  • day vs night
  • emergent vs canopy vs understory
    ex: chimps use all three layers to maximize food resources
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