(par 3. 7.1) Predation – from Animal and Plant Adaptations and Behaviours
Feeding habits Feeding habits describe the dominant diet of a particular species or group of species, and how they go about obtaining it. Carnivorous Carnivores are animals whose main method of getting food is to kill and eat other animals, or to scavenge their dead flesh. Typically, the word brings to mind the large predators […]
(par 3. 7 ) Forms of predation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predation CANNIBALISM & PREDATION Predation Contents • 1 Functional classification o 1.1 True predation o 1.2 Grazing o 1.3 Parasitism o 1.4 Parasitoidism • 2 Degree of specialization • 3 Trophic level • 4 Predation as competition • 5 Ecological role • 6 Adaptations and behavior o 6.1 Predator o 6.2 Antipredator adaptations 6.2.1 Aggression 6.2.2 Mobbing behavior 6.2.3 Advertising unprofitability 6.2.4 Terrain Fear Factor • 7 Population […]
(par 3. 7 ) Predation and Herbivory
Content 1 Introduction: Predation 2 Carnivory 3 Herbivory 1 Modeling Herbivory 4 Parasitism and Mutualism 5 Prey Defenses 6 Predation 1 Mimicry 1.1 Batesian Mimicry 1.2 Müllerian Mimicry 2 Plant Defenses 7 Predator-Prey Models 1. Introduction: Predation Ultimately, the source of energy for all life originates from the sun. Plants utilize the sun’s energy, animals eat plants and utilize the plants’ energy, and some animals eat other […]