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Allan Raffard1, Staffan Jacob2, Nicolas Schtickzelle1

  • 1Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

The Journal of Animal Ecology
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Intraspecific trait variation (ITV) impacts populations and communities differently. Genetic and non-genetic ITV effects cascade from populations to communities, influencing biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

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Tetrahymenacommunity structureecosystem functioningfunctional traitsintraspecific diversitypopulation

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