动物空间使用的缩放
Walter Jetz1, Chris Carbone, Jenny Fulford
1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1003, USA. wjetz@princeton.edu
概括
动物的息地范围大小随着身体大小的增加而大大增加,这是由资源防御驱动的,而不仅仅是能源需求. 这会影响大物种的社会互动和资源可用性.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 动物学 动物学
- 行为生态学 行为生态学
背景情况:
- 动物的空间利用与身体大小相比例,但这种关系的确切驱动因素尚未完全理解.
- 虽然能源需求影响人口密度,但它们不能完全解释家庭范围面积与身体尺寸的急剧增加.
研究的目的:
- 开发一种解释动物空间使用模式的一般机械模型.
- 为了研究体型,家庭范围的独家性和对邻居的资源损失之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种机械模型,预测相互作用频率,空间重叠和资源损失.
- 分析了大量的经验证据来支持模型的预测.
主要成果:
- 模型证实,随着身体大小的增加,防御的空间限制会减少主场范围的独家性.
- 由于排他性减少,大型哺乳动物可能会将90%以上的可用资源丢给邻居.
结论:
- 对资源防御的空间限制是增加家庭范围区域与身体大小的主要驱动因素.
- 该模型为了解动物空间使用,社会行为和物种间竞争提供了一个框架.
相关概念视频
Cell Size
Cell sizes vary widely among and within organisms. Bacterial cells range between 1-10 micrometers (μm)and are considerably smaller than most eukaryotic cells. The smallest bacteria are 0.1 μm in diameter—about a thousand times smaller than eukaryotic cells, which typically range from 10-100 μm.Surface AreaCells can take in nutrients and water via diffusion through the plasma membrane itself or through specific channels in the membrane. The area of the membrane surrounding the cells limits the...
Conservation of Declining Populations
Conservation of declining population focuses on ways of detecting, diagnosing, and halting a population decline. The approach uses methods to prevent populations from going extinct.
Habitat Fragmentation
Habitat fragmentation describes the division of a more extensive, continuous habitat into smaller, discontinuous areas. Human activities such as land conversion, as well as slower geological processes leading to changes in the physical environment, are the two leading causes of habitat fragmentation. The fragmentation process typically follows the same steps: perforation, dissection, fragmentation, shrinkage, and attrition.
Space Trusses
A space truss is a three-dimensional counterpart of a planar truss. These structures consist of members connected at their ends, often utilizing ball-and-socket joints to create a stable and versatile framework. The space truss is widely used in various construction projects due to its adaptability and capacity to withstand complex loads.
At the core of a space truss lies the fundamental unit known as the tetrahedron. This structure is composed of six members that form a three-dimensional shape...
At the core of a space truss lies the fundamental unit known as the tetrahedron. This structure is composed of six members that form a three-dimensional shape...
Scaling
In designing and analyzing filters, resonant circuits, or circuit analysis at large, working with standard element values like 1 ohm, 1 henry, or 1 farad can be convenient before scaling these values to more realistic figures. This approach is widely utilized by not employing realistic element values in numerous examples and problems; it simplifies mastering circuit analysis through convenient component values. The complexity of calculations is thereby reduced, with the understanding that...
Space Curves
A space curve describes the path followed by a particle moving through three-dimensional space. Unlike plane curves, which are confined to two coordinates, space curves require three coordinate functions. If t is a parameter, the position of the particle is represented by the vector function\begin{equation*}\mathbf{r}(t)=\langle x(t),y(t),z(t)\rangle,\end{equation*}where x(t), y(t), and z(t) are differentiable functions of t. As t varies over an interval, the endpoints of the position vectors...


