Ecological interactions between Cepaea nemoralis and Cepaea hortensis: competition, invasion but no niche displacement
Ecological interactions between Cepaea nemoralis and Cepaea hortensis: competition, invasion but no niche displacement
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Cepaea nemoralis 和 Cepaea hortensis 之间的生态相互作用:竞争、入侵,但没有生态位移位
DOI:
10.2307/2389710
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发表时间:
1987
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Js Jones
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作者:
R. Cowie;Js Jones
The importance of coevolution in shaping communities is not clear. Experiments with shells marked with a paint which fades in the sun show that the land snail Cepaea hortensis (Mull.) is more exposed to daylight than is Cepaea nemoralis (L.), but that there is no change in this behaviour when snails are placed in mixed or single species populations and no evidence of an interspecific interaction that might be a precursor of coevolution and character displacement for this niche dimension. C. hortensis on the Marlborough Downs has invaded many C. nemoralis colonies and replaced others during the past 25 years, a range expansion that may reflect the competition between the two that has been observed in the laboratory. If the lack of interaction for the niche dimension studied here is typical, the relative abundance of C. hortensis and C. nemoralis may reflect a balance between invasion and extinction rather than coevolution. Key-words: Competition, invasion, niche displacement, coevolution, behavioural thermoregulation, community structure, land snail, Cepaea