Publications by authors named "Andrea C Baquero"
Species traits are thought to predict feeding specialization and the vulnerability of a species to extinctions of interaction partners, but the context in which a species evolved and currently inhabits may also matter. Notably, the predictive power of traits may require that traits evolved to fit interaction partners. Furthermore, local abiotic and biotic conditions may be important.
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- Ecological communities with stable climates are expected to have more specialized interspecific relationships and a higher prevalence of smaller ranged species (SRS).
- An analysis of 46 hummingbird-plant networks across the Americas indicated a positive correlation between the proportion of SRS and community-level specialization in hummingbirds.
- The findings suggest that higher proportions of SRS may make communities more vulnerable to disturbances due to their limited geographical ranges and high specialization.