Search Results - "Winemiller, Kirk"

Niche partitioning among frugivorous fishes in response to fluctuating resources in the Amazonian floodplain forest by Correa, Sandra Bibiana, Winemiller, Kirk O

“…In response to temporal changes in the quality and availability of food resources, consumers should adjust their foraging behavior in a manner that maximizes…”
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Historical Impacts on River Fauna, Shifting Baselines, and Challenges for Restoration by Humphries, Paul, Winemiller, Kirk O

“…The decimation of aquatic wildlife through overexploitation is usually perceived as a marine phenomenon, yet it has also been common in freshwater ecosystems…”
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Terrestrial–aquatic trophic linkages support fish production in a tropical oligotrophic river by Correa, Sandra Bibiana, Winemiller, Kirk

“…Despite low in situ primary productivity, tropical oligotrophic rivers support highly diverse fish assemblages and productive fisheries. This raises the…”
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First evidence of microplastic ingestion by fishes from the Amazon River estuary by Pegado, Tamyris de Souza e Silva, Schmid, Kurt, Winemiller, Kirk O., Chelazzi, David, Cincinelli, Alessandra, Dei, Luigi, Giarrizzo, Tommaso

“…This study investigated occurrence of microplastic particles in digestive tracts of fishes from the Amazon River estuary. A total of 189 fish specimens…”
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First account of plastic pollution impacting freshwater fishes in the Amazon: Ingestion of plastic debris by piranhas and other serrasalmids with diverse feeding habits by Andrade, Marcelo C., Winemiller, Kirk O., Barbosa, Priscilla S., Fortunati, Alessia, Chelazzi, David, Cincinelli, Alessandra, Giarrizzo, Tommaso

“…Reported here is the first evidence of plastic ingestion by freshwater fishes in the Amazon. Plastic bags, bottles, fishing gear, and other products are…”
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Scientists’ warning to humanity on the freshwater biodiversity crisis by Albert, James S., Destouni, Georgia, Duke-Sylvester, Scott M., Magurran, Anne E., Oberdorff, Thierry, Reis, Roberto E., Winemiller, Kirk O., Ripple, William J.

“…Freshwater ecosystems provide irreplaceable services for both nature and society. The quality and quantity of freshwater affect biogeochemical processes and…”
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Functional traits, convergent evolution, and periodic tables of niches by Winemiller, Kirk O, Fitzgerald, Daniel B, Bower, Luke M, Pianka, Eric R, Arita, Hector

“…Ecology is often said to lack general theories sufficiently predictive for applications. Here, we examine the concept of a periodic table of niches and…”
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Incorporating indirect pathways in body size–trophic position relationships by Keppeler, Friedrich Wolfgang, Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Body size, trophic position (TP), and trophic niche width are important elements of food webs; however, there is still debate regarding their…”
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Revisiting cannibalism in fishes by Pereira, Larissa Strictar, Agostinho, Angelo Antonio, Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Cannibalism, the act of eating an individual of the same species, has long intrigued researchers. More than 30 years after publication of reviews on the topic,…”
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Does invasion by armored catfish shift trophic ecology of native fishes? Evidence from stable isotope analysis by Quintana, Yasmín, Keppeler, Friedrich Wolfgang, Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Popular as aquarium fish, armored catfishes from South America (Pterygoplichthys spp.) have been introduced and become invasive in tropical and subtropical…”
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Impacts of hydroelectric dams on fishes and fisheries in tropical rivers through the lens of functional traits by Arantes, Caroline C, Fitzgerald, Daniel B, Hoeinghaus, David J, Winemiller, Kirk O

“…•River impoundment results in fairly predictable changes in fish functional diversity.•The most vulnerable species have functional traits associated with…”
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TESTING FOR ANCIENT ADAPTIVE RADIATIONS IN NEOTROPICAL CICHLID FISHES by López-Fernández, Hernán, Arbour, Jessica H., Winemiller, Kirk. O., Honeycutt, Rodney L.

“…Most contemporary studies of adaptive radiation focus on relatively recent and geographically restricted clades. It is less clear whether diversification of…”
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The relationship between trophic level and body size in fishes depends on functional traits by Keppeler, Friedrich W., Montaña, Carmen G., Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Predators typically are larger than their prey, and consequently, trophic level should increase with body size. Whereas this relationship has helped in…”
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Toward a Periodic Table of Niches, or Exploring the Lizard Niche Hypervolume by Pianka, Eric R., Vitt, Laurie J., Pelegrin, Nicolás, Fitzgerald, Daniel B., Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Widespread niche convergence suggests that species can be organized according to functional trait combinations to create a framework analogous to a periodic…”
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Relationships between forest cover and fish diversity in the Amazon River floodplain by Arantes, Caroline C., Winemiller, Kirk O., Petrere, Miguel, Castello, Leandro, Hess, Laura L., Freitas, Carlos E. C.

“…1. Habitat degradation leads to biodiversity loss and concomitant changes in ecosystem processes. Tropical river floodplains are highly threatened by land…”
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Local environmental factors influence beta-diversity patterns of tropical fish assemblages more than spatial factors by López-Delgado, Edwin O., Winemiller, Kirk O., Villa-Navarro, Francisco A.

“…A major goal in ecology is to understand mechanisms that influence patterns of biodiversity and community assembly at various spatial and temporal scales…”
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Seasonal changes in the assembly mechanisms structuring tropical fish communities by Fitzgerald, Daniel B., Winemiller, Kirk O., Pérez, Mark H. Sabaj, Sousa, Leandro M.

“…Despite growing interest in trait-based approaches to community assembly, little attention has been given to seasonal variation in trait distribution patterns…”
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Headwater Streams and Wetlands are Critical for Sustaining Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Services by Colvin, Susan A. R., Sullivan, S. Mažeika P., Shirey, Patrick D., Colvin, Randall W., Winemiller, Kirk O., Hughes, Robert M., Fausch, Kurt D., Infante, Dana M., Olden, Julian D., Bestgen, Kevin R., Danehy, Robert J., Eby, Lisa

“…Headwater streams and wetlands are integral components of watersheds that are critical for biodiversity, fisheries, ecosystem functions, natural resource‐based…”
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From richer to poorer: successful invasion by freshwater fishes depends on species richness of donor and recipient basins by Fitzgerald, Daniel B., Tobler, Michael, Winemiller, Kirk O.

“…Evidence for the theory of biotic resistance is equivocal, with experiments often finding a negative relationship between invasion success and native species…”
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Floodplain land cover affects biomass distribution of fish functional diversity in the Amazon River by Arantes, Caroline C., Winemiller, Kirk O., Asher, Alex, Castello, Leandro, Hess, Laura L., Petrere, Miguel, Freitas, Carlos E. C.

“…Land-cover change often shifts the distribution of biomass in animal communities. However, the effects of land-cover changes on functional diversity remain…”
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