A Grinnellian niche is determined by the [[habitat]] in which a species lives and its accompanying [[Behavioral ecology|behavioral adaptations]]. An Eltonian niche emphasizes that a species not only grows in and responds to an environment, it may also change the environment and its behavior as it grows. The Hutchinsonian niche uses mathematics and statistics to try to explain how species coexist within a given community. | A Grinnellian niche is determined by the [[habitat]] in which a species lives and its accompanying [[Behavioral ecology|behavioral adaptations]]. An Eltonian niche emphasizes that a species not only grows in and responds to an environment, it may also change the environment and its behavior as it grows. The Hutchinsonian niche uses mathematics and statistics to try to explain how species coexist within a given community. |