morphs. In comparison, prey switching has been used when describing the choice between different species. The term switching was first coined by the...
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Apostatic selection (section Prey switching)
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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Prey is a 2022 American science fiction film in the Predator franchise. It serves as a prequel to previous films, being set in the Northern Great Plains...
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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...
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The Birds of Prey is a superhero team featured in several American comic book series, miniseries, and special editions published by DC Comics since 1996...
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Prey is a 2017 first-person shooter video game developed by Arkane Austin and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game was released for PlayStation 4...
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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...
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in turn consumed by carnivores. Predator productivity is correlated with prey productivity. This confirms that the primary productivity in ecosystems affects...
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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...
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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...
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the environment, such as changed temperature and different predators and prey. Rapid adaptive evolution through intraspecific phenotypic plasticity, pre-adaptation...
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Polymorphism (biology) (section The switch)
relative to other phenotypes in a given population. Example: prey switching, where rare morphs of prey are actually fitter due to predators concentrating on...
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hypothesis Omnivores Optimal foraging theory Planktivore Predation Prey switching Decomposers Chemoorganoheterotrophy Decomposition Detritivores Detritus...
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resulted in decreased populations of still smaller prey species, such as birds. This may lead to dramatic prey population decline, or even extinction, especially...
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essential in prey detection, as voles are quick to hide from such predators. In experimental settings, animals have demonstrated perceptual switching: visual...
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Candida albicans (redirect from White-to-opaque switching)
high-frequency switching system discovered in C. albicans. The white-opaque switch is an epigenetic switching system. Phenotypic switching is often used...
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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...
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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...
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hypothesis Omnivores Optimal foraging theory Planktivore Predation Prey switching Decomposers Chemoorganoheterotrophy Decomposition Detritivores Detritus...
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Long-eared owl (section Other prey)
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...
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Barred owl (section Other prey)
small mammals, but this species is an opportunistic predator and is known to prey upon other small vertebrates such as birds, reptiles, and amphibians, as...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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prey including small fish, squid, prawns, and crabs. Studies on the species in Natal estuaries found juveniles take predominantly crustaceans as prey...
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Thomisus spectabilis (section Prey capture)
adopting strategies switching between low and high conspicuousness. This is necessitated by a combination of Thomisus spectabilis' prey and predator behaviour...
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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...
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