Holt Modern Biology 1st Edition by John Postlethwait ,Janet Hopson

Exercise 31

Interpreting Graphics Examine the figure. These three warbler species each feed on insects in spruce trees at the same time. However, each species tends to forage in a different area of the tree.

A. What ecological process is demonstrated by the feeding patterns of these species?
b. In some areas, there are five species of warblers that feed in spruce trees. Form a hypothesis about the feeding patterns of the other two species.