prey species
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prey
noun[U]
uk/preɪ/us/preɪ/
an animal that is hunted and killed for food by ...
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species
noun[C]
uk/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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Typically, an object of interest (such as apreyspecies) is of a different material than the background, and therefore it will affect light differently.
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It has been suggested that the diet of striped red mullet consists of at least 59 differentpreyspeciesbelonging to five major groups.
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These introduced invertebrates can thus potentially replace the mouse's indigenouspreyspeciesas nutrient recyclers but probably not without consequences for ecological functioning.
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Similarly, an array ofpreyspeciesthat may be found in the same crop was included.
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Allpreyspecieshave the capacity to distinguish between predator and nonpredator, for example.
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However, the frequency of failed drillholes points topreyspeciesbecoming progressively better adapted.
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The choice of apreyspecieswas guided by several considerations.
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Thepreyspecieswere attacked in different frequencies (table 1).
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Spatial associations between generalist predators and a targetpreyspeciesin the field may be interpreted in very different ways.
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Each group (1-3) receivedpreyspeciesin a different order.
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Similarly, a predator may feed upon apreyspeciesthat is an important herbivore on one or more plant species.
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It is also possible that the number of foraging techniques required increases with the number ofpreyspeciesfaster in marine than in terrestrial habitats.
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The mice do not eat the slugs or isopods and the small size of the midge probably disqualifies it from being a significantpreyspecies.
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As the lizard groups received thepreyspeciesin different orders, order had no influence on the attack rate.
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Chemoreceptive responses of two sympatric water snakes to extracts of commonly ingestedpreyspecies: ontogenetic and ecological considerations.
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Secondary predation is where a predator eats a second predator after the latter has eaten the targetpreyspecies.
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Key predators can prevent one or morepreyspeciesfrom becoming over-abundant and driving other species to local extinction, especially when they compete for attachment space on rocky substrates.
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Most obviously, thepreyspeciesshould be reasonably plentiful and not require rapid pursuit, which would be difficult to achieve over soft ground at a reasonable energy cost.
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Ecological systems typically function under internal and external constraints:preyspeciesare checked by predator species; nutrient availability is a function of decay processes; herbivory is limited by antiherbivore toxins.
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