How does competition for dung resources affect the diversity and abundance of different dung beetle species at varying dung densities?

We define density-dependent limiting factors as factors that affect the per capita growth rate of a population differently depending on how dense the ... May 1, 2024 ... Density dependent limiting factors are associated with organisms or biotic factors that impact population size. For example, the mode of pathogen transmission might be one important factor (see Fenton et al. 2002 and references therein). The form of density dependence is ... Apr 4, 2021 ... We show that age of first reproduction for the red kite most likely responds non-linearly to density and that this general feedback mechanism should regularly ... Nov 22, 2024 ... Most density-dependent factors, which are biological in nature (biotic), include predation, inter- and intraspecific competition, accumulation ... ... density dependent with density independent effects on vital rates and population trajectories. Our data and model do not support the hypothesized recent ... Density dependent factors are environmental factors that limit the population when it reaches a certain density. Some examples of density dependent factors that ... Our work indicates that biotic factors play an important role in shaping species' trailing edges and more detailed examination of non-climatic factors is ... May 17, 2017 ... ... density interacting with environmental factors (i.e. refugia, competition and predation). 2.3. Experiment 1: density-dependent larval survival. This study investigated the underlying mechanisms of spatio-temporal dynamics of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in the Gulf of Maine (GoM).