U-shaped relationship (IMAGE)

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

U-shaped relationship

Caption

A figure illustrating the U-shaped relationship between diet and size (or mass, in kilograms) among land-based mammals. The gray portions of the bars represent species currently under the threat of extinction, with the white portions accounting for species that have already gone extinct.

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Nature Ecology and Evolution / Springer Nature

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