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'''Metaphoetesis''' is an ecological term coined by [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson|G. E. Hutchinson]] <ref>G. E. Hutchinson. 1959. Homage to Santa Rosalia or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? The American Naturalist, Vol. 93, No. 870 (May - Jun., 1959), pp. 145-159</ref>, to characterize a change in diet with a changing stage of the life cycle of an animal. This characteristic, exhibited by many species such as insects and fishes (J. E. Cohen, 2007), <ref>J. E. Cohen. 2007. Chapter XVI Body sizes in food chains of animal predators and parasites. pp. 306-325, in: Body Size: The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems, eds. Alan G. Hildrew, David G. Raffaelli and Ronni Edmonds-Brown. Published by Cambridge University Press. © British Ecological Society 2007.</ref> is important in determining the length of a [[Food chain|food chain]], particularly in aquatic and amphibious environments. Smaller, i.e., younger specimens belong to foodchain links below the larger -older- specimens. |
'''Metaphoetesis''' is an ecological term coined by [[G. Evelyn Hutchinson|G. E. Hutchinson]] <ref>G. E. Hutchinson. 1959. Homage to Santa Rosalia or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? The American Naturalist, Vol. 93, No. 870 (May - Jun., 1959), pp. 145-159</ref>, to characterize a change in diet with a changing stage of the life cycle of an animal. This characteristic, exhibited by many species such as insects and fishes (J. E. Cohen, 2007), <ref>J. E. Cohen. 2007. Chapter XVI Body sizes in food chains of animal predators and parasites. pp. 306-325, in: Body Size: The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems, eds. Alan G. Hildrew, David G. Raffaelli and Ronni Edmonds-Brown. Published by Cambridge University Press. © British Ecological Society 2007.</ref> is important in determining the length of a [[Food chain|food chain]], particularly in aquatic and amphibious environments. Smaller, i.e., younger specimens belong to foodchain links below the larger -older- specimens. |
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Revision as of 08:17, 3 July 2024
Metaphoetesis is an ecological term coined by G. E. Hutchinson [1], to characterize a change in diet with a changing stage of the life cycle of an animal. This characteristic, exhibited by many species such as insects and fishes (J. E. Cohen, 2007), [2] is important in determining the length of a food chain, particularly in aquatic and amphibious environments. Smaller, i.e., younger specimens belong to foodchain links below the larger -older- specimens.
- ^ G. E. Hutchinson. 1959. Homage to Santa Rosalia or Why Are There So Many Kinds of Animals? The American Naturalist, Vol. 93, No. 870 (May - Jun., 1959), pp. 145-159
- ^ J. E. Cohen. 2007. Chapter XVI Body sizes in food chains of animal predators and parasites. pp. 306-325, in: Body Size: The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems, eds. Alan G. Hildrew, David G. Raffaelli and Ronni Edmonds-Brown. Published by Cambridge University Press. © British Ecological Society 2007.