Effects of predator richness on prey suppression: a metaanalysis
... al. 2008, Byrnes and Stachwicz 2009, O’Connor and Bruno 2009, Northfield et al. 2010). All studies had a maximum species richness of between three and five (mean of 3.63). Further details of the studies can be found in Appendix B. In order to compare effects of predator richness to the effects of rich ...
... al. 2008, Byrnes and Stachwicz 2009, O’Connor and Bruno 2009, Northfield et al. 2010). All studies had a maximum species richness of between three and five (mean of 3.63). Further details of the studies can be found in Appendix B. In order to compare effects of predator richness to the effects of rich ...
Patch Size and Population Density: The Effect of Immigration
... behaviors to produce either no relationship or a positive relationship between patch size and population density. Our review of dispersal behaviors suggests that, when immigration is the dominant process affecting population density in a habitat patch, many species should exhibit population densitie ...
... behaviors to produce either no relationship or a positive relationship between patch size and population density. Our review of dispersal behaviors suggests that, when immigration is the dominant process affecting population density in a habitat patch, many species should exhibit population densitie ...
A-level Biology Question Paper Unit 04
... Use information from the graph to find the gross rate of photosynthesis at 20°C and medium light intensity. ...
... Use information from the graph to find the gross rate of photosynthesis at 20°C and medium light intensity. ...
BIOL4 - The Student Room
... Use information from the graph to find the gross rate of photosynthesis at 20°C and medium light intensity. ...
... Use information from the graph to find the gross rate of photosynthesis at 20°C and medium light intensity. ...
Chapter 53
... When One Species Is a Better Competitor • Gause’s experiments illuminated an important distinction: 1. A species’ fundamental niche is the resources it uses or conditions it tolerates in the absence of competitors. 2. A species’ realized niche is the resources it uses or conditions it tolerates whe ...
... When One Species Is a Better Competitor • Gause’s experiments illuminated an important distinction: 1. A species’ fundamental niche is the resources it uses or conditions it tolerates in the absence of competitors. 2. A species’ realized niche is the resources it uses or conditions it tolerates whe ...
Trophic impact of long-lived species indicated by population
... ABSTRACT: Population dynamics, morphology, density, lipid contents and prey capture rates were studied in a patchy population of the tree-like passive suspension feeder Eudendrium racemosum (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) during seasonal cycles. Density and size of colonies oscillated due to intraspecific comp ...
... ABSTRACT: Population dynamics, morphology, density, lipid contents and prey capture rates were studied in a patchy population of the tree-like passive suspension feeder Eudendrium racemosum (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) during seasonal cycles. Density and size of colonies oscillated due to intraspecific comp ...
Rethinking Community Assembly through the Lens
... frequency-dependent population growth can arise from differences among species in their effect on and response to limiting factors like shared resources, consumers, and mutualists. These stabilizing niche differences can be extracted from mechanistic coexistence models, including those involving res ...
... frequency-dependent population growth can arise from differences among species in their effect on and response to limiting factors like shared resources, consumers, and mutualists. These stabilizing niche differences can be extracted from mechanistic coexistence models, including those involving res ...
Marine Ecology Progress Series 510:241
... combinations of temperature and food supply to test the effects of these factors on asexual reproduction strategies and reproduction rates. Temperature and food availability increased reproduction rates for all species and observed reproduction modes. In all cases, starvation was the most important ...
... combinations of temperature and food supply to test the effects of these factors on asexual reproduction strategies and reproduction rates. Temperature and food availability increased reproduction rates for all species and observed reproduction modes. In all cases, starvation was the most important ...
AP Biology Summer Assignment 2011-12
... I encourage you to divide the reading yourself over several weeks. The reading level may be easier than most of the other chapters we will cover this year, but the volume is large and you are expected to remember the material from these chapters. I recommend beginning the assignments in August ...
... I encourage you to divide the reading yourself over several weeks. The reading level may be easier than most of the other chapters we will cover this year, but the volume is large and you are expected to remember the material from these chapters. I recommend beginning the assignments in August ...
Is Infectious Disease Just Another Type of Predator
... some students of parasitism and disease, particularly those who work to uncover the mechanistic underpinnings of disease biology in detail. After all, parasites exhibit an amazing diversity of strategies to infect their hosts, and some microbial parasites can even transfer genes horizontally (which ...
... some students of parasitism and disease, particularly those who work to uncover the mechanistic underpinnings of disease biology in detail. After all, parasites exhibit an amazing diversity of strategies to infect their hosts, and some microbial parasites can even transfer genes horizontally (which ...
Individual and interactive effects of salinity and initial fish density on
... 2 species were Independent of abundance of Lucania. Fish simultaneously maintalned in permeable enclosures in the field generally had similar or lower rates of growth than those in mesocosms, indicating that conditions in the mesocosms were not Inherently more stressful than conditions in natural sa ...
... 2 species were Independent of abundance of Lucania. Fish simultaneously maintalned in permeable enclosures in the field generally had similar or lower rates of growth than those in mesocosms, indicating that conditions in the mesocosms were not Inherently more stressful than conditions in natural sa ...
Competition as a factor underlying the abundance of an uncommon
... congener P. marginata (Denno & Roderick, 1992; Denno et al., 2000). Previous feeding by P. dolus has an adverse effect on the survival and performance of P. marginata that feeds on the same plant in the subsequent generation (Denno et al., 2000). The mechanism underlying this plantmediated competiti ...
... congener P. marginata (Denno & Roderick, 1992; Denno et al., 2000). Previous feeding by P. dolus has an adverse effect on the survival and performance of P. marginata that feeds on the same plant in the subsequent generation (Denno et al., 2000). The mechanism underlying this plantmediated competiti ...
Comparing growth patterns among field populations of cereal
... aphids migrate to wheat, around mid-May, from their winter hosts: Rosa spp. (M. dirhodum), different Poaceae (S. avenae) and Prunus padus L. (R. padi). They initially colonize the leaves, and, after flowering, also the ears. Their populations grow and reach their maximum densities, usually in the la ...
... aphids migrate to wheat, around mid-May, from their winter hosts: Rosa spp. (M. dirhodum), different Poaceae (S. avenae) and Prunus padus L. (R. padi). They initially colonize the leaves, and, after flowering, also the ears. Their populations grow and reach their maximum densities, usually in the la ...
Living together: behavior and welfare in single and mixed species
... by monopolizing smaller fruiting resources located by Saimiri [Podolsky, 1990]. The higher feeding rates of individual Cebus when feeding in close proximity to Saimiri were due to their decreased vigilance in the larger mixed species group [Podolsky, 1985 cited in Podolsky, 1990]. This suggests that ...
... by monopolizing smaller fruiting resources located by Saimiri [Podolsky, 1990]. The higher feeding rates of individual Cebus when feeding in close proximity to Saimiri were due to their decreased vigilance in the larger mixed species group [Podolsky, 1985 cited in Podolsky, 1990]. This suggests that ...
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... The estimated benefit of protecting the Malleefowl across the entire Lachlan Catchment to NSW households is $32,931,838. However, this estimate should be scaled down to reflect the fact that the project area (around 335,890 ha of private land) does not cover the entire malleefowl population in the L ...
... The estimated benefit of protecting the Malleefowl across the entire Lachlan Catchment to NSW households is $32,931,838. However, this estimate should be scaled down to reflect the fact that the project area (around 335,890 ha of private land) does not cover the entire malleefowl population in the L ...
Effects of small-scale disturbance on invasion success in marine
... Introductions of non-indigenous species have resulted in many ecological problems including the reduction of biodiversity, decline of commercially important species and alteration of ecosystems. The link between disturbance and invasion potential has rarely been studied in the marine environment whe ...
... Introductions of non-indigenous species have resulted in many ecological problems including the reduction of biodiversity, decline of commercially important species and alteration of ecosystems. The link between disturbance and invasion potential has rarely been studied in the marine environment whe ...
