On the Slopes of the Washington Cascades, Ecologists Have Studied

question 28

Multiple Choice

On the slopes of the Washington Cascades, ecologists have studied some closely related vole species for decades. Many of these vole species, when they occur on separate mountains, tend to choose very similar seed sizes for food. However, when these species occur together on the same mountain slope, their food choices tend to differ, with some species selecting small seeds and others feeding exclusively on larger seeds. This behavior may be an example of

• A) resource partitioning.
• B) habitat fragmentation.
• C) intraspecific range diversion.
• D) niche fragmentation.
• E) intraspecific competition.

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