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SUBMITTER: Meise K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6973068 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Meise Kristine K Franks Daniel W DW Bro-Jørgensen Jakob J
Ecology letters 20191127 2
Social information networks have the potential to shape the spatial structure of ecological communities by promoting the formation of mixed-species groups. However, what actually drives social affinity between species in the wild will depend on the characteristics of the species available to group. Here we first present an agent-based model that predicts trait-related survival benefits from mixed-species group formation in a multi-species community and we then test the model predictions in a com ...[more]