Habitat partitioning among sympatric tinamous in semiarid woodlands of central Argentina.

ABSTRACT: Sympatric, phylogenetically related and morphologically similar species that overlap in their distributions at a regional scale display different patterns of co-occurrence at local assemblages. Occurrence of each species at local scales might be the result of interspecific competition for limiting resources. However, these patterns could also arise from species-specific habitat preferences along the abiotic or land use gradients. To assess the role of these mechanisms, we investigated niche partitioning among sympatric tinamou species occurring in semiarid woodlands of central Argentina. We used occupancy models incorporating habitat characteristics and interspecific interactions, while accounting for detectability, to examine the spatial overlap among elegant crested tinamous (Eudromia el

SUBMITTER: Mezquida ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10798496 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature