18 BIOLOGY AND IMPACT OF PREDATORS Notes
... pest-natural enemy complex". They tend to feed upon whatever pest is present in abundance. Even though they don't achieve complete natural control, they slow down the rate of increase of many pests. 3. Predators are especially important in cotton where general predators often prevent damaging outbre ...
... pest-natural enemy complex". They tend to feed upon whatever pest is present in abundance. Even though they don't achieve complete natural control, they slow down the rate of increase of many pests. 3. Predators are especially important in cotton where general predators often prevent damaging outbre ...
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
... Yet, the majority of mutualisms are transmitted horizontally; the partners must establish the interaction anew in each generation. This mode of transmission characterizes several common mutualisms such as plant pollination or dispersal by animals, mycorrhiza, or bacterial nodulation of roots and app ...
... Yet, the majority of mutualisms are transmitted horizontally; the partners must establish the interaction anew in each generation. This mode of transmission characterizes several common mutualisms such as plant pollination or dispersal by animals, mycorrhiza, or bacterial nodulation of roots and app ...
Infectious disease and primate conservation
... a) Overall host genetic diversity is low: this makes it more likely that a large majority of the population will succumb to a new infectious agent. b) Few barriers exist that stop the spread of an infectious agent: this makes it less likely that pockets of the population are protected, resultin ...
... a) Overall host genetic diversity is low: this makes it more likely that a large majority of the population will succumb to a new infectious agent. b) Few barriers exist that stop the spread of an infectious agent: this makes it less likely that pockets of the population are protected, resultin ...
ARTHROPOD OBJECTIVES
... Understand the different adaptations found in insect appendages, including the honeybee. Describe the tracheal system of a typical insect, including the spiracle and valve. Know the excretory system used by insects. Describe the 2 main types of metamorphsis. Define all stages involved. Discuss the b ...
... Understand the different adaptations found in insect appendages, including the honeybee. Describe the tracheal system of a typical insect, including the spiracle and valve. Know the excretory system used by insects. Describe the 2 main types of metamorphsis. Define all stages involved. Discuss the b ...
INSECTS ON PLANTS: Diversity of Herbivore Assemblages Revisited
... (Strong et al. 1984). Thus, its effects on herbivore assemblages, whether significant or not, are difficult to compare among different studies. Few studies have examined effects of chemical differences among host species on local herbivore assemblages. In Florida, each one of six oak species support ...
... (Strong et al. 1984). Thus, its effects on herbivore assemblages, whether significant or not, are difficult to compare among different studies. Few studies have examined effects of chemical differences among host species on local herbivore assemblages. In Florida, each one of six oak species support ...
Commensalism
... Bacteria are present in the digestive tract of some herbivores. The bacteria break down plant cellulose, making it possible for the herbivore to digest plant material. These bacteria live in a stable environment with sufficient food and water. The herbivore and the bacteria in this relationship ___ ...
... Bacteria are present in the digestive tract of some herbivores. The bacteria break down plant cellulose, making it possible for the herbivore to digest plant material. These bacteria live in a stable environment with sufficient food and water. The herbivore and the bacteria in this relationship ___ ...
Laboratory 10
... America. Both species are brood parasites - they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Brown-headed cowbirds are native to grasslands of the Midwest, but clearing of forests has resulted in their expansion across the U.S., including here in CO. The extent of parasitism varies with habitat and ...
... America. Both species are brood parasites - they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Brown-headed cowbirds are native to grasslands of the Midwest, but clearing of forests has resulted in their expansion across the U.S., including here in CO. The extent of parasitism varies with habitat and ...
Australian sandalwood comes of age
... wheatbelt. However, farmers in the wheatbelt region – led by the active growers’ group Australian Sandalwood Network, formed in 2003 – have been quick to adopt new research in the field, which suggests that Santalum spicatum will successfully establish on a range of host species. Using multiple host ...
... wheatbelt. However, farmers in the wheatbelt region – led by the active growers’ group Australian Sandalwood Network, formed in 2003 – have been quick to adopt new research in the field, which suggests that Santalum spicatum will successfully establish on a range of host species. Using multiple host ...
Field Test of the Effectiveness of Ladybirds in Controlling Aphids
... ity of cases, the adults are winged and can easily move between patches, whereas the immature stages are confined to one patch throughout their development, and their survival is associated with the quality of the patch of prey in which they were born. Therefore, the fitness of most predators (espec ...
... ity of cases, the adults are winged and can easily move between patches, whereas the immature stages are confined to one patch throughout their development, and their survival is associated with the quality of the patch of prey in which they were born. Therefore, the fitness of most predators (espec ...
ARTHROPOD OBJECTIVES
... Describe the tracheal system of a typical insect, including the spiracle and valve. Know the excretory system used by insects. Describe the 2 main types of metamorphsis. Define all stages involved. Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Relate the adaptive v ...
... Describe the tracheal system of a typical insect, including the spiracle and valve. Know the excretory system used by insects. Describe the 2 main types of metamorphsis. Define all stages involved. Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Relate the adaptive v ...
Fundamental and realized niches of two chrysomelid
... contemporary ecology. Hutchinson (1965) formulized the concept of the fundamental and realized niche with regards to species responses to interspecific competition; and for the herbivore insects’ community the consequence of interspecific competition is a debatable and questionable from the very beg ...
... contemporary ecology. Hutchinson (1965) formulized the concept of the fundamental and realized niche with regards to species responses to interspecific competition; and for the herbivore insects’ community the consequence of interspecific competition is a debatable and questionable from the very beg ...
A trophic cascade induced by predatory ants in a figfig wasp
... ants on fig wasp community structure and fig seed production were then compared between trees with and without O. smaragdina. 3. Oecophylla smaragdina captured more non-pollinating wasps (Platyneura mayri) than pollinators as the insects arrived to lay eggs. When ants were excluded, more non-pollina ...
... ants on fig wasp community structure and fig seed production were then compared between trees with and without O. smaragdina. 3. Oecophylla smaragdina captured more non-pollinating wasps (Platyneura mayri) than pollinators as the insects arrived to lay eggs. When ants were excluded, more non-pollina ...
File - Biology by Napier
... SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS: Organisms living together resulting in at least one of them benefitting from the other. How are these organisms interacting with each other? ...
... SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS: Organisms living together resulting in at least one of them benefitting from the other. How are these organisms interacting with each other? ...
351 - Teaching Biology and Science Blog
... __F_ 1. Biotic factors in a habitat include all the physical aspects as well as the living organisms. __F__ 2. Biotic factors of a habitat include all abiotic factors. __T__ 3. A change in the number of predators or prey in a food web can alter the entire ecosystem in which they live. __F__ 4. A lon ...
... __F_ 1. Biotic factors in a habitat include all the physical aspects as well as the living organisms. __F__ 2. Biotic factors of a habitat include all abiotic factors. __T__ 3. A change in the number of predators or prey in a food web can alter the entire ecosystem in which they live. __F__ 4. A lon ...
Bacterial predation in a marine host
... harbor active bacterial predators, which may regulate microbiome structure and protect the host by consuming potential pathogens. The ISME Journal (2016) 10, 1540–1544; doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.219; published online 27 November 2015 ...
... harbor active bacterial predators, which may regulate microbiome structure and protect the host by consuming potential pathogens. The ISME Journal (2016) 10, 1540–1544; doi:10.1038/ismej.2015.219; published online 27 November 2015 ...
Variation in Culturable Gut Microorganisms of the Catalpa Sphinx
... functions (reviewed in Engel and Moran 2013). For example, gut microorganisms can facilitate the ability of insect groups to acquire novel feeding styles (Russell et al. 2009), and can also provide resistance to infection by pathogens (Brownlie and Johnson 2009). Gut microorganisms may show some sim ...
... functions (reviewed in Engel and Moran 2013). For example, gut microorganisms can facilitate the ability of insect groups to acquire novel feeding styles (Russell et al. 2009), and can also provide resistance to infection by pathogens (Brownlie and Johnson 2009). Gut microorganisms may show some sim ...
Habitat, Life History, and Behavioral Adaptations
... the boundary layer on surfaces, or in other slack-water regions. Presumably, much of the benthic population seeks refuge deeper in the substrates during floods; insects are difficult to find at such times, but normal population levels are found soon after the flows subside. • The hyporheic region is ...
... the boundary layer on surfaces, or in other slack-water regions. Presumably, much of the benthic population seeks refuge deeper in the substrates during floods; insects are difficult to find at such times, but normal population levels are found soon after the flows subside. • The hyporheic region is ...
Butterfly Breeding Guide
... buds. When they first hatch, caterpillars are pale yellow, but they quickly turn green or pink-brown. The caterpillars burrow into and eat immature flower buds and seeds. They are opportunists and cannibals, and if they run out of food, they will either pupate early, or eat other caterpillars of the ...
... buds. When they first hatch, caterpillars are pale yellow, but they quickly turn green or pink-brown. The caterpillars burrow into and eat immature flower buds and seeds. They are opportunists and cannibals, and if they run out of food, they will either pupate early, or eat other caterpillars of the ...
The Role of Infectious Diseases in Marine Communities M
... than reported for birds and mammals). There are more helminths per fish species for estuarine (8.8) and freshwater fishes (6.7) than for marine fishes. No matter the system, fishes are host to a rich parasite community, and many fish parasites remain to be discovered. Even if they dominate species r ...
... than reported for birds and mammals). There are more helminths per fish species for estuarine (8.8) and freshwater fishes (6.7) than for marine fishes. No matter the system, fishes are host to a rich parasite community, and many fish parasites remain to be discovered. Even if they dominate species r ...
Oviposition preference and life history traits in cactophilic Drosophila
... hosts. Negative correlations may impose a genetic constraint to niche expansion (Rausher, 1984, 1988; Diehl and Bush, 1989), and non signi®cant correlations among hosts may not be a sucient cause for the expansion to new niches since it could be limited by ecological, behavioral and/or phylogenetic ...
... hosts. Negative correlations may impose a genetic constraint to niche expansion (Rausher, 1984, 1988; Diehl and Bush, 1989), and non signi®cant correlations among hosts may not be a sucient cause for the expansion to new niches since it could be limited by ecological, behavioral and/or phylogenetic ...
Do They Eat Mealybugs?
... egg mass, where it had obviously eaten out a circle in the middle. I did not directly observe feeding, but I am quite certain that the dermestid had eaten many eggs. Another time I saw a large larva that had eaten close to half of GMB adult, probably starting with eggs which were all consumed. The l ...
... egg mass, where it had obviously eaten out a circle in the middle. I did not directly observe feeding, but I am quite certain that the dermestid had eaten many eggs. Another time I saw a large larva that had eaten close to half of GMB adult, probably starting with eggs which were all consumed. The l ...
Differential reproductive success favours strong host preference in a
... Obligate avian brood parasites show dramatic variation in the degree to which they are host specialists or host generalists. The screaming cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris is one of the most specialized brood parasites, using a single host, the bay-winged cowbird (Agelaioides badius) over most of its ...
... Obligate avian brood parasites show dramatic variation in the degree to which they are host specialists or host generalists. The screaming cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris is one of the most specialized brood parasites, using a single host, the bay-winged cowbird (Agelaioides badius) over most of its ...
Liana cooccurrence patterns in a temperate rainforest
... found among lianas and host trees. We first subdivided the columns (individual host trees) of the community-level matrix to create compartments for each host species. Here, we defined these as ‘host species compartments’ and they represent binary interactions of individual trees with each liana spec ...
... found among lianas and host trees. We first subdivided the columns (individual host trees) of the community-level matrix to create compartments for each host species. Here, we defined these as ‘host species compartments’ and they represent binary interactions of individual trees with each liana spec ...
Notes on the feeding behavior of Teratocoris saundersi (Hemiptera
... Observations on host plants and feeding habits in Iceland Phytophagy. In lowland areas of northern and southern Iceland, T. saundersi is common not only in wetlands but also in dry meadows. Beginning the first half of July 2003, the bugs frequently were observed on colonial bent, Agrostis capillaris ...
... Observations on host plants and feeding habits in Iceland Phytophagy. In lowland areas of northern and southern Iceland, T. saundersi is common not only in wetlands but also in dry meadows. Beginning the first half of July 2003, the bugs frequently were observed on colonial bent, Agrostis capillaris ...
Parasitoid
A parasitoid is an organism that spends a significant portion of its life history attached to or within a single host organism in a relationship that is in essence parasitic; unlike a true parasite, however, it ultimately sterilises or kills, and sometimes consumes, the host. Thus parasitoids are similar to typical parasites except in the more dire prognosis for the host.