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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 thrive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet.
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A generalist is a person with a wide array of knowledge on a variety of subjects, useful or not. It may also refer to: Occupations ... Generalist species, ...
One of the primary ways niche-sharing species can coexist is the competition-colonization trade-off. In other words, species that are better competitors will be specialists, whereas species that are better colonizers are more likely to be generalists. Host-parasite models are effective ways of examining this relationship, using host transfer ...
As habitat destruction of an area occurs, the species diversity offsets from a combination of habitat generalists and specialists to a population primarily consisting of generalist species. [3] Invasive species are frequently generalists that are able to survive in much more diverse habitats. [44]
Type I includes species that are specialized mite predators, with three subgroups determined by the type of prey. Type II includes species that feed on tetranychid mites, meaning mites that are capable of spinning webs. Type III phytoseiids are classified as generalist predators.
A species habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ecological niche. Thus "habitat" is a species-specific term, fundamentally different from concepts such as environment or vegetation assemblages, for which the term "habitat-type" is more appropriate. [2]
r-selected species are those that emphasize high growth rates, typically exploit less-crowded ecological niches, and produce many offspring, each of which has a relatively low probability of surviving to adulthood (i.e., high r, low K). [10] A typical r species is the dandelion (genus Taraxacum).