In the half without predators, all three sizes of bluegills fed on the benthos and used the pond habitat equally. In the half with predators:
• Large bluegills stayed in the open water and did not change their diet.
• Medium bluegills stayed in the open water and shifted to eating plankton.
• Small bluegills shifted to hiding in and feeding on the vegetation.
What conclusion(s) can you reasonably draw based on these results?
[Select all that apply.]
The fundamental niche of the large bluegills has decreased in the presence of predators.
The fundamental and realized niches of the medium bluegills are different.
The fundamental and realized niches of the large bluegills are the same.
The three sizes of bluegills all have the same fundamental niche as each other.