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/ɒmˈnɪvəɹi/ · noun
The consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous..
Omnivory has often been presumed to be rare in food webs because its presence in theoretical models has been shown to be destabilizing (Pimm, 1982) […]
Until recently, omnivory (i.e., feeding at multiple trophic levels) was thought to be rare in nature. It is now realized that omnivory is a widespread feeding habit […]
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Omnivory means The consumption of both animal and plant matter, or of material from multiple trophic levels; the act or condition of being omnivorous..
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Omnivory has often been presumed to be rare in food webs because its presence in theoretical models has been shown to be destabilizing (Pimm, 1982) […]
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