Effects of phenotypic variation on consumer coexistence and prey community structure
S. L. Hogle, I. Hepolehto, L. Ruokolainen, J. Cairns, T. Hiltunen
The paper manipulates intraspecific trait diversity in ciliates and nematodes to show that trait variation can invert competitive hierarchies and lead to competitive exclusion through foraging traits and cascading effects on prey communities.
bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2021Ecology