Fin Balaenoptera physalus and humpback Megaptera novaeangliae whales share foraging areas and may compete for the same prey, but little is known about the extent to which they partition prey resources ...

Tsukuba, Japan—"Niche partitioning" is one of the most fundamental and essential ecological concepts in explaining how diverse organisms coexist and how resources such as activity time, location, and ...

Competition for resources between sympatric species can result in reduced fitness. Resource partitioning allows the minimization of competitive pressures, consequently promoting the coexistence of a ...

Novak, Tone, Tkavc, Tina, Kuntner, Matjaž, Arnett, Amy E., Delakorda, Saska Lipovsek, Perc, Matjaz, and Janzekovic, Franc. 2010. "Niche partitioning in orbweaving ...

Sado Island, Japan, is inhabited by seven species of snakes, the largest number in any isolated island in Japan, except for the subtropical Ryukyu Archipelago. Researchers conducted a 5-year field ...