Stable isotopes disentangle niche partitioning and species co-occurrence in a multi-level marine mutualism
B. M. Titus, C. Y. M. Froehlich, C. Vondriska, R. Baker, E. M. Caves
The paper uses stable isotope analysis to show that co-occurring crustacean symbionts in a marine mutualism have distinct trophic niches, supporting niche theory over neutral theory.
bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2023Ecology