Variations of Environmental Niche Breadth, Range Sizes and Geographic Exclusion With Bat Species Richness

More species‐rich communities are often assumed to contain more specialist species with narrower niches and smaller ranges. Stronger interspecific competition in species‐rich communities is thought to be a key mechanism explaining these patterns. Yet, the relationship between richness and specialisation has so far only been studied for a few taxa, and characterising the effects of interspecific competition on species distributions is challenging. Here, we assess broad‐scale relationships between niche breadth, range sizes and geographic exclusion along richness gradients of bats.

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  2025

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  Journal of Biogeography

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  2025-03-24

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  DOI 10.1111/jbi.15125
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