10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OMNIVORY»
Discover the use of
omnivory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
omnivory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Consequences of
Omnivory and Alternative Food Resources on ...
Omnivory, feeding at more than one trophic level, is commonplace in natural and
managed systems (Polis and Strong 1996; Rosenheim 1995, 1998; Cooper and
Vitt 2002; Coll and Guershon 2002; Eubanks 2005). Although, ecologists agree ...
2
Trophic
Omnivory and the Structure, Strength, and Nonlinear ...
My dissertation brings empirical data to bear on the importance of omnivory and the nonlinear nature of trophic interactions.
3
Causes and Consequences of Variation in
Omnivory Within Food ...
Omnivores feed at more than one trophic level and as such increase the complexity of food web interactions.
Jonathan Adrian Bennett, 2006
4
Advances in Ecological Research
In developing these arguments we have chosen to focus on four major patterns:
omnivory, scale invariance, connectance and the length of food chains. The
same points could be illustrated with most of the patterns described in the
previous ...
5
Regulation of Community Structure: Top-down Effects are ...
Biological communities are structured by a complex set of processes that have complicated the development of a general theory of community structure regulation.
Juan Manuel Jimenez Martinez, 2008
amount of omnivory in real systems is in fact much less than that expected by
chance. However, Pimm and Lawton (1978) excluded weak interactions in their
analysis (all omnivorous interactions <20 percent). Their results are therefore
exactly ...
7
Evolutionary Ecology of Freshwater Animals: Concepts and ...
The concept of cascading trophic interactions relies on strong interactions in
linear food chains with distinct trophic levels, and, thus, a high prevalence of
omnivory should obscure patterns in food chains as predicted from food chain
theory ...
Bruno Streit, Thomas Stadler, Curtis M. Lively, 1997
In the six- and eight-species models, extensive omnivory destabilized webs.
Omnivory involving prey species not at adjacent trophic levels, destabilized
models more so than when omnivores fed on prey in adjacent trophic levels. The
latter ...
9
Birds of Two Worlds: The Ecology and Evolution of Migration
The association between movement, social tolerance, and omnivory is a result of
the general pattern of distribution and crop size of bird-dispersed fruit of tropical
trees. Where fruit does not fit this stereotype, then, as expected, we see marked ...
Russell Greenberg, Peter P. Marra, 2005
10
Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-prey Foods
Shown is the proportion of pages in authored general ecology (n = 22) and insect
ecology (n = 5) textbooks2 in which the terms 'omnivory', 'omnivore' or '
omnivorous' appear, as indicated by the books' subject indexes. Each mention of
the ...
Jonathan G. Lundgren, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OMNIVORY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
omnivory is used in the context of the following news items.
Reality check: Vegetarians, there's more animal blood on your hands
Our teeth and digestive system are adapted for omnivory. But we are now challenged to think about philosophical issues. We worry about the ethics involved in ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
First Venezuelan Dino Was a Social Creature
"It was probably largely herbivorous, but its slightly curved and elongated teeth hint at occasional omnivory. The teeth are the most distinctive ... «Discovery News, Aug 14»
Study: Eating Bugs Boosted Brain Development
"[The samples] provide the first direct evidence of omnivory among Neanderthals," she said in an email. "We believe they were able to take ... «The Weather Channel, Jun 14»
Analysis of ancient poop shows Neanderthals ate plants, not just meat
The study results "provide the first direct evidence of omnivory among Neanderthals," study author Ainara Sistiaga at University of La Laguna, ... «CBS News, Jun 14»
Traditional Dishes for Modern Cooks From The Real Food Cookbook
But the path from a limited, anxiety-driven diet to conscientious omnivory and polymorphous delight in food -- as a cook and an eater -- was ... «Huffington Post, Jun 14»
Wikinews interviews Paúl M. Velazco about new yellow-shouldered …
Phyllostomid bats exploit an unusually diverse array of feeding habits including sanguivory, insectivory, carnivory, omnivory, nectarivory, ... «Wikinews, Apr 14»
From seals to starfish: polar bears radically shift diet as habitat melts
... using a variety of techniques such as prey-switching, omnivory and food-mixing to make up for the reduction in their primary food source. «Mongabay.com, Apr 14»
The benefits of eating bugs
This is one of the miracles and geniuses of being a primate: our innate adaptability to different diets, also known as omnivory ("omni" ... «The Week Magazine, Mar 14»
Polar Bears 'More Resilient' To Climate Change Than Thought, Can …
“Flexible foraging strategies, such as prey-switching, omnivory and food mixing, are key to surviving in a labile and changing environment,” the ... «International Business Times, Jan 14»
Pigging Out: What 'Radically Unkosher' Jewish Foodies Like …
But omnivory is a cultural choice, in this case Christian. Which is to say that although Pollan (or, indeed, the culture itself) may not recognize the ... «Religion Dispatches, Jan 14»
