Resource partitioning is an important process driving habitat use and foraging strategies in
sympatric species that potentially compete. Differences in foraging behavior are …

Ecologically similar species may coexist when resource partitioning over time and space
reduces interspecific competition. Understanding resource use within these species …

A major focus in macroecology is to understand the mechanisms that drive differences in
habitat, morphology, and behavior in closely related species (Brown 1995). Within this …

Marine predators face the challenge of reliably finding prey that is patchily distributed in
space and time. Predators make movement decisions at multiple spatial and temporal …

Understanding how closely related, sympatric species distribute themselves relative to their
environment is critical to understanding ecosystem structure and function and predicting …

Trophic transfer of energy through marine food webs is strongly influenced by prey
aggregation and its exploitation by predators. Rapid aggregation of some marine fish and …

Fluctuations in prey abundance, composition, and distribution can impact predators, and
when predators and fisheries target the same species, predators become essential to …

Fin and humpback whales are large consumers that are often sympatric, effectively sharing
or partitioning their use of habitat and prey resources. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes …

Accurate knowledge of behavior is necessary to effectively manage the effects of human
activities on wildlife, including vessel-based whale-watching. Yet, the wholly aquatic nature …

Investigating resource partitioning of marine predators is essential for understanding
coexistence of sympatric species and the functional role they play in marine ecosystems …