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Partitioning of Time as an Ecological Resource

Kronfeld-Schor, Noga, Dayan, Tamar·2003·Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

DOI 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132435

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▪ Abstract Animal species have evolved different diel activity rhythms that are of adaptive value. Theory suggests that diel temporal partitioning may facilitate coexistence between competitors and between predators and prey. However, relatively few studies demonstrate a temporal shift that is predation- or competition-induced. Recorded shifts are usually within the preferred activity phase of animal species (day or night), although there are some inversions to the opposite phase cycle. Temporal partitioning is not perceived as a common mechanism of coexistence. This rarity has been variously ascribed to theoretical considerations and to the rigidity of time-keeping mechanisms, as well as to other physiological and anatomical traits that may constrain activity patterns. Our decade-long study of spiny mice of rocky deserts demonstrates that, while different factors select for activity patterns, endogenous rhythmicity may be an evolutionary constraint.

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Authors: Kronfeld-Schor, N., & Dayan, T.
Affiliations: Department of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel;
Tel Aviv University (IL)
ORCID: Dayan, Tamar
Venue: Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
Publisher: Annual Reviews
Published: 2003-11
Volume: 34
Issue: 1
Pages: 153-181
ISSN: 1543-592X (ISSN-L)
1545-2069
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.34.011802.132435
OpenAlex: W2159396718
Cited by: 1,021
References: 172
Citations by year: 2026: 93 · 2025: 88 · 2024: 67 · 2023: 75 · 2022: 76 · 2021: 61 · 2020: 61 · 2019: 51 · 2018: 61 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 40 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 37 · 2013: 28 · 2012: 35
FWCI: 0.50
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics (publishedVersion)
Funders: Israel Science Foundation
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Keywords: temporal partitioning, diel activity patterns, ecological time, species coexistence, predator-prey interactions, competition (biology), spiny mouse, activity patterns, endogenous rhythms, evolutionary constraints

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