predation pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpredationandpressure
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predation
noun[U]
uk/prɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/prɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that an animal hunts, kills, and eats ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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Variation inpredationpressurecould, therefore, partially explain the difference in leaf beetle abundance between the two habitats.
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Although the potential adaptive value of high breeding densities remains unclear, semi-colonial nesting may be a response to highpredationpressure.
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Predationpressureby the toads may not be strong enough to cause the changes on their prey populations (microbivores, predators and fragmenters) in this study.
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However, when predation pressures on seeds and seedlings are high and predators ubiquitous, we might expectpredationpressureto decrease tree diversity.
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Seedlings may be able to escape in time or space from the intensepredationpressureof crabs within the crab zone.
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If dark morphs replace light morphs in butterfly populations exposed to industrial pollution,predationpressuredecreases due to camouflage in the butterflies.
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The predators remain the same, but the changes in morph color result in a differentpredationpressure.
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The constraint ofpredationpressuremay well have selected for a feeding apparatus that can shorten food-handling time.
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Nonetheless, a combination of site-specific factors, such as forest structure andpredationpressure could also be responsible for the difference in feeding behaviour.
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Especially important are studies which address how the main drivers of flocking -predationpressure and prey abundance and dispersion - respond to habitat changes.
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However, the differences in relativepredationpressureand predator assemblages among the habitats in this study show that human disturbance can have marked effects on biotic interactions.
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When the aphid consumption was considered there was no clustering on the first sampling date when the index was highest, suggesting uniformpredationpressureacross the field (fig. 2a).
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Vertebratepredationpressurewas low for most species, limiting the benefits that ants can provide to plants to escape predators.
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The demography, reproductive status, and condition of the euphausiids also showed distinct differences, reflecting the complex interactions of species-specific life cycles with food availability,predationpressure, and sea ice.
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Habitat partitioning can even occur as a result ofpredationpressure.
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It is currently unknown whether, in the case of the disappearance of pure dingoes, remaining hybrids would alter thepredationpressureon other animals.
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Schooling is more favored by evolution in populations of guppies under highpredationpressure, exerted either by predator type or predator density.
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Intraguild predation may actually benefit the shared prey species by lowering overallpredationpressure, particularly if the intermediate predator consumes more of the shared prey.
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This will cause the predator population to dip, decreasing thepredationpressureon the prey population.
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