predation risk
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpredationandrisk
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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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risk
noun
uk/rɪsk/us/rɪsk/
the possibility of something ...
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(Definition ofpredationandriskfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Timing of foraging flights of three species of bats in relation to insect activity andpredationrisk.
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Trade-offs between foraging andpredationriskdetermine habitat use in a desert baboon population.
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Adaptive plasticity in hatching age: a response topredationrisktrade-offs.
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Foraging strategies andpredationriskas factors influencing emergence time in echolocating bats.
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We describe their home-range size and intensity of space use, and relate these factors to food distribution andpredationrisk.
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However, little is known about the impact of ecological factors, such aspredationrisk, on the evolution of ectoparasite life-traits.
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The consequences of crowned eagle centralplace foraging onpredationriskin monkeys.
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We interpret this lunar-phobic behaviour as a reflection of a higherpredationriskduring moonlit periods.
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Frequency of mixed-species flocking in tropical forest birds and correlates ofpredationrisk: an intertropical comparison.
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Frequency of mixed species flocking in tropical forest birds and correlates ofpredationrisk: an intertropical comparison.
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Predationriskaffects courtship and attractiveness of competing threespine stickleback males.
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There is some evidence thatpredationriskmay affect the body size and age at maturity of some parasites.
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But the fact that some species with different diets have adopted similar flight patterns suggests that it may be also a response to a temporally lowerpredationriskat twilight.
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Whether our bird is behaving optimally or not depends to some degree on whether it is reasonable to expect that bird to know thatpredationriskis zero.
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Pairs in copula are usually stationary and hence vulnerable to predation and female flies may preferentially mate with male flies that have fed on methyl eugenol to minimizepredationrisk.
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Whetherpredationriskaffects the fecundity and generation time of parasites eaten by cleaners needs to be explored.
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Plant quality andpredationriskmediated by plant ontogeny: consequences for herbivores and plants.
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Comparisons between multi-species feeding flocks in different parts of the world found that instances of flocking were positively correlated withpredationriskby raptors.
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In groups, prey can also actively reduce theirpredationriskthrough more effective defense tactics, or through earlier detection of predators through increased vigilance.
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