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omnivore

(ŏm′nə-vôr′)
n.
An omnivorous animal: "Humans are quintessential omnivores" (Paul Rozin).

omnivore

an organism feeding on both animals and plants. For example, humans have teeth adapted to chewing both types of material. See also CARNIVORE.
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Limits to trophic levels and omnivory in complex food webs: theory and data.
Revisiting the energetic efficiency hypothesis: body mass, metabolism, and food chain length
Feissel, "Effects of enrichment on three-level food chains with omnivory," American Naturalist, vol.155, no.
Biological invasion and coexistence in intraguild predation
Ecological Relationships of Turtles In North Florida Lakes: A Study of Omnivory and the Structure of a Lake Food Web (doctoral dissertation).
The relative abundances of native and non-native emydid turtles across an urban to rural habitat gradient in Central New Jersey
Understanding omnivory needs a behavioral perspective.
Plant nectar increases survival, molting, and foraging in two foliage wandering spiders
It should be noted, however, that at least some collected species likely do not strictly fit any one category, but rather exhibit some measure of omnivory. Moreover, because only one collecting method was used, Table 3 should not be considered an exhaustive list of all NFHR fish species.
Mercury contamination in abiotic and biotic compartments of the North Fork Holston River (Virginia and Tennessee) ecosystem
As a test of this prediction, a survey of estrogen and testosterone concentrations in a wide range of vertebrate species representing carnivory, omnivory, specialist herbivory, and generalist herbivory should reveal a general pattern of increasing sex steroid concentrations.
Evolutionary Biology of Plant Defenses against Herbivory and Their Predictive Implications for Endocrine Disruptor Susceptibility in Vertebrates
The exception to this pattern among minnows was the golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) which was most abundant in the pond and more lentic slough habitat, where omnivory is an advantage during summer algal blooms or periods of low secondary production.
FISHES OF THE KEECHI CREEK WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA OF EAST TEXAS
The widespread occurrence of intraguild predation and other forms of omnivory in natural food webs (e.g., Bradley 1983, ter Braak 1986, Menge and Sutherland 1987, Polis 1991, 1994, Diehi 1992, 1993) has led Polis and Strong (1996) to question the validity of the trophic level concept and the generality of trophic cascades.
SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN INTERTIDAL FOOD WEBS: PREY OR PREDATION REGULATION OF INTERMEDIATE PREDATORS?
Increases in numbers of raccoons since the 1940s are attributed to their adaptability and omnivory (Sanderson 1987).
POPULATION TRENDS IN FURBEARERS IN NEBRASKA
At the very least, it is important to investigate whether the dissipation effect would still occur in judgments about a more complex food web, such as one with marked omnivory (Pimm, 1982) and this is also a goal for future research.
Naive ecology: causal judgments about a simple ecosystem
Omnivory can be a substantial advantage for invasive species; even if the rate of mass increase is modest, the numerous potential food sources should allow young snails to survive for long periods of time, perhaps until a more favorable food resource germinates or otherwise becomes available.
Biology and food habits of the invasive snail Allopeas gracile (Gastropoda: Subulinidae)

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