Space-sharing mosquitoes find harmony, avoiding competition in bromeliads.
Mosquito larvae in bromeliads share space by specializing in different sizes of plants, reducing competition. This niche partitioning helps them coexist peacefully within and among bromeliads. The researchers found that neutral dynamics, where species coexist randomly, were not observed in this mosquito community. Instead, the coexistence patterns were driven by niche-based mechanisms that promote stability.