morphs. In comparison, prey switching has been used when describing the choice between different species. The term switching was first coined by the...

actually increases the predator's own fitness. In prey switching, predators switch from primary prey to an alternative food source for various reasons...

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interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism...

density continued to increase. Prey switching involves two or more prey species and one predator species. When all prey species are at equal densities...

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phenotype decreases as it becomes more common. For example, in prey switching, rare morphs of prey are actually fitter due to predators concentrating on the...

which are functional groups of species that have the same predators and prey in a food web. Ecologists use these simplifications in quantitative (or mathematical...

in coastal areas. Although crayfish are sought by foraging ibises, prey switching to fish does occur if fish are found in great abundance. It is unclear...

in turn consumed by carnivores. Predator productivity is correlated with prey productivity. This confirms that the primary productivity in ecosystems affects...

the environment, such as changed temperature and different predators and prey. Rapid adaptive evolution through intraspecific phenotypic plasticity, pre-adaptation...

relative to other phenotypes in a given population. Example: prey switching, where rare morphs of prey are actually fitter due to predators concentrating on...

phenomenon is known as prey switching. Predator–prey coevolution often makes it unfavorable for a predator to consume certain prey items, since many anti-predator...

hypothesis Omnivores Optimal foraging theory Planktivore Predation Prey switching Decomposers Chemoorganoheterotrophy Decomposition Detritivores Detritus...

resulted in decreased populations of still smaller prey species, such as birds. This may lead to dramatic prey population decline, or even extinction, especially...

high-frequency switching system discovered in C. albicans. The white-opaque switch is an epigenetic switching system. Phenotypic switching is often used...

essential in prey detection, as voles are quick to hide from such predators. In experimental settings, animals have demonstrated perceptual switching: visual...

where T L j {\displaystyle TL_{j}} is the fractional trophic level of the prey j, and D C i j {\displaystyle DC_{ij}} represents the fraction of j in the...

The studio has created the popular Dishonored series as well as developing Prey (2017), Deathloop (2021) and Redfall (2023). Marvel's Blade is under development...

hypothesis Omnivores Optimal foraging theory Planktivore Predation Prey switching Decomposers Chemoorganoheterotrophy Decomposition Detritivores Detritus...

of their regular prey, arid or insular regional habitats or urbanization, this species can adapt fairly well to a diversity of prey, including birds and...

result of this loss, a dramatic increase (ecological release) of prey species occurs. The prey is then able to overexploit its own food resources, until the...

prey on rabbits too and when high rabbit numbers are reduced by human control or disease, predation of dotterel nests increases due to prey switching...

Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The tiger is an apex predator and preys mainly on ungulates, which it takes by ambush. It lives a mostly solitary...

Predators selectivity target certain categories of prey, in particular prey of a certain size. Prey animals that are in poor health are targeted and this...

prey including small fish, squid, prawns, and crabs. Studies on the species in Natal estuaries found juveniles take predominantly crustaceans as prey...

such as the Serranidae — groupers and sea bass. Predatory fish switch between types of prey in response to variations in their abundance. Such changes in...

which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural...

sedentary, which is more feasible in areas with plenty of prey. Some males, called floaters, switch between territoriality and nomadism depending on the availability...