Dominance (ecology)
Dominance (Latin: dominare (to control)) denotes in ecology the predominance of a species in a community with regard to its three-dimensional use of space. The dominance of a species arises from the development of phenotypic characteristics . In similar species, such as For example, the geckos Cyrtodactylus phongnhakebangensis , Cyrtodactylus cryptus and Cyrtodactylus roesleri , which occur in Vietnam, which occur in the same area, the dominance structures have not yet been researched. This means that it has not yet been clarified which lizard can better assert itself in the common habitat because of which phenotypic features.
In ethology , dominance describes the predominance of individual individuals.
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Beierkuhnlein: Biogeography . Ulmer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-2836-5 , p. 380