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| DOI | 10.1111/AEC.13560 | ||||
| Año | 2024 | ||||
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Niche partitioning is a common strategy species use to avoid competition for limited resources, allowing them to coexist. Rodent species often reduce competition by spatial segregation and trophic differentiation, but behavioural differences, particularly related to foraging, can also be important. Therefore, temporal segregation can also be an important mechanism for species coexistence, as it helps them avoid sub-optimal habitats. We found three rodent species (the native Octodon degus and O. lunatus, and the exotic Rattus rattus) foraging on endemic palm Jubaea chilensis seeds, a highly valuable but limited resource. We hypothesized that these rodent species could coexist by segregating foraging in time, showing behavioural differences. To test this, we used camera traps to monitor the fate of J. chilensis seeds and rodent activity at 25 feeding stations. From 596 photographic records, we identified 128 as O. degus, 232 as O. lunatus and 236 as R. rattus. Octodon degus had a diurnal activity, while O. lunatus and R. rattus were nocturnal, showing significant temporal segregation. However, we found no spatial association among these rodents. We found significant behavioural differences in decision and handling times and seed removal rates, with O. degus having the greatest seed removal rate. Nevertheless, we found some nocturnal O. degus records in which the three rodent species were co-foraging, which may suggest that the resource is limited but valuable enough to shift from exploitation to interference competition. Our results suggest that temporal and behavioural differentiation are more important than spatial segregation and trophic differentiation. Thus, niche partition over multiple dimensions might allow for species coexistence.
| Ord. | Autor | Género | Institución - País |
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| 1 | Cordero, Sebastian | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso - Chile
Universidad de Concepción - Chile Rizoma - Chile |
| 2 | GALVEZ-HERNANDEZ, FRANCISCA ELIZABETH | Mujer |
Universidad de Concepción - Chile
Rizoma - Chile |
| 3 | FONTURBEL-RADA, FRANCISCO ENRIQUE | Hombre |
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso - Chile
Millennium Nucleus Patagonian Limit Life LiLi - Chile Límite de la Vida Patagónica: Restricciones Ambientales en Genética y Ecofisiología - Chile |
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| Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo |
| ANID- Millennium Science Initiative Program |
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| We are grateful to CONAF for allowing us to conduct this study at La Campana National Park. P. Vitta, G. Jara, F. Verdessi, J. Rodriguez, C. Andia, M. Lopez and J. Gomez assisted in the field. Hacienda Las Palmas de Cocalan provided the seeds for the study. SC was supported by the PhD scholarship ANID 21211752. FG was supported by a PhD scholarship 21221244. FEF acknowledges the support of ANID- Millennium Science Initiative Program-NCN2021_ 050. |
| We are grateful to CONAF for allowing us to conduct this study at La Campana National Park. P. Vitta, G. Jara, F. Verdessi, J. Rodr\u00EDguez, C. And\u00EDa, M. L\u00F3pez and J. G\u00F3mez assisted in the field. Hacienda Las Palmas de Cocal\u00E1n provided the seeds for the study. SC was supported by the PhD scholarship ANID 21211752. FG was supported by a PhD scholarship 21221244. FEF acknowledges the support of ANID\u2014Millennium Science Initiative Program\u2014NCN2021_050. |