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- Generalist_and_specialist_species abstract "A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph with a varied diet). A specialist species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. Most organisms do not all fit neatly into either group, however. Some species are highly specialized (the most extreme case being monophagy), others less so, while some can tolerate many different environments. In other words, there is a continuum from highly specialized to broadly generalist species.Omnivores are usually generalists. Herbivores are often specialists, but those that eat a variety of plants may be considered generalists. A well-known example of a specialist animal is the koala, which subsists almost entirely on eucalyptus leaves. The raccoon is a generalist because it has a natural range that includes most of North and Central America, and it is omnivorous, eating berries, insects, eggs and small animals. Monophagous organisms feed exclusively or nearly so on a single other species.The distinction between generalists and specialists is not limited to animals. For example, some plants require a narrow range of temperatures, soil conditions and precipitation to survive while others can tolerate a broader range of conditions. A cactus could be considered a specialist species. It will die during winters at high latitudes or if it receives too much water.When body weight is controlled for, specialist feeders such as insectivores and frugivores have larger home ranges than generalists like some folivores (leaf eaters). Because their food source is less abundant, they need a bigger area for foraging. An example comes from the research of Tim Clutton-Brock, who found that the black and white colobus, a folivore generalist, needs a home range of only 15ha. On the other hand, the more specialized red colobus monkey has a home range of 70ha, which it requires to find patchy shoots, flowers and fruit.When environmental conditions change, generalists are able to adapt, while specialists tend to fall victim to extinction much more easily. For example, if a species of fish were to go extinct, any specialist parasites would also face extinction. On the other hand, a species with a highly specialized ecological niche is more effective at competing with other organisms. For example, a fish and its parasites are in an evolutionary arms race, a form of co-evolution, in which the fish constantly develops defenses against the parasite, while the parasite in turn evolves adaptations to cope with the specific defenses of its host. This tends to drive the speciation of more specialized species provided conditions remain relatively stable. This involves niche partitioning as new species are formed, and biodiversity is increased.".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species thumbnail Koala_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg?width=300.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageID "3175680".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageLength "4501".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageOutDegree "45".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageRevisionID "680331551".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Berry.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Biodiversity.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Black-and-white_colobus.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Cactus.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Category:Ecology.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Coevolution.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Coextinction.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Competition_(biology).
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Continuum_(measurement).
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Diet_(nutrition).
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Ecological_niche.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Egg.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Eucalyptus.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Evolutionary_arms_race.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Extinction.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Fitness_landscape.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Folivore.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Foraging.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Frugivore.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Hectare.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Herbivore.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Heterotroph.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Home_range.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Human_body_weight.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Insectivore.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Koala.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Latitude.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink List_of_feeding_behaviours.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Natural_resource.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Niche_differentiation.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Omnivore.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Organism.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Parasitism.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Precipitation.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Raccoon.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Red_colobus.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Soil.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Speciation.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink Tim_Clutton-Brock.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink File:Koala_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLink File:Waschbaer_auf_dem_Dach.jpg.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "Generalist and specialist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "Generalist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "Generalist".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "feeding generalists".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "feeding specialization".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "general feeders".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "generalist and specialist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "generalist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "generalist".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "generalists".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "generalists, rather than specialists".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "habitat generalist".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "host specialists".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "is able to thrive in a variety hosts".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "monophages".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "monophagous".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "opportunistic".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "polyphages".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialised feeder".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialised".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialist feeders".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialist".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialists and generalist".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialists".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialization".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialize".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialized feeders".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specialized".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "specificity".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageWikiLinkText "unspecialised".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Citation_needed.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Modelling_ecosystems.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Portal.
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- Generalist_and_specialist_species wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species subject Category:Ecology.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species comment "A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph with a varied diet). A specialist species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. Most organisms do not all fit neatly into either group, however.".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species label "Generalist and specialist species".
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Q3058587.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Espècie_generalista_o_especialista.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Generalist_(økologi).
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Ĝeneralistaj_kaj_specialistaj_specioj.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Espèces_généraliste_et_spécialisée.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs 일반종과_전문종.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs m.08x6g4.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species sameAs Q3058587.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species wasDerivedFrom Generalist_and_specialist_species?oldid=680331551.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species depiction Koala_-_melbourne_zoo.jpg.
- Generalist_and_specialist_species isPrimaryTopicOf Generalist_and_specialist_species.