alternative food source

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Knowledge graph centered on alternative food source with 44 nodes and 136 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Marmota, Yellow-bellied Marmot, Engelmann Spruce.

Definition

When organisms switch from their primary food to secondary food sources under conditions of high competition or resource limitation

Related Terms (3)

food switchingdietary flexibilityalternative forage

Publications (2)

student_paper

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

2008

article

Early season arboreal behaviour in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

2003Oecologia Montana

Related Concepts (7)

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae1 paper

Engelmann Spruce

Pinaceae1 paper

Canis latrans

Canidae1 paper

Callospermophilus lateralis

Sciuridae1 paper

Limnephilus externus

Limnephilidae1 paper

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Sciuridae1 paper

Carex aquatilis

Cyperaceae1 paper

Populus

Salicaceae1 paper

Populus angustifolia

Salicaceae1 paper

Spermophilus

Sciuridae1 paper

alternative food source

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 44 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (3)

Publications (2)

Do Pond Caddisflies Reap a Double Benefit from Detritus Processing?

Early season arboreal behaviour in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)

Related Concepts (7)

Critical Winter Wildlife Habitat

Nutrient enrichment / eutrophication

biogeochemical sulfur cycling

detritivore nutrient recycling

hibernation energetics

double benefit hypothesis

arboreal behavior

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Engelmann Spruce

Canis latrans

Callospermophilus lateralis

Limnephilus externus

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Carex aquatilis

Populus

Populus angustifolia

Spermophilus