Flashcards in chapter 14 Deck (31)
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introduced species that spread rapidly and negatively affect other species.
Invasive species
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species are introduced to a region of the world where they have not historically existed.
Introduced, exotic, or non-native
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unique type of predator that can also limit the abundance of prey.
Parasitoids
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relatively small carnivores that consume herbivores (e.g., coyotes, weasels, feral cats).
Mesopredators
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predators that typically consume both herbivores and predators (e.g., mountain lions, wolves, sharks).
Top predators
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The effects of herbivores may be seen by
fencing areas or removing herbivores to prevent grazing.
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The synchrony of population cycles between consumers and the populations they consume suggests
that these oscillations are the result of interactions between them.
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conducted a series of experiments using western predatory mites as predators and six-spotted mites as prey.
Carl Huffaker
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Wooden posts were placed on trays as jumping points between oranges to give
prey mites a dispersal advantage
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a model of predator-prey interactions that incorporates oscillations in predator and prey populations and shows predator numbers lagging behind those of their prey.
Lotka-Volterra model
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N =
number of prey
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P =
number of predators
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c =
probability of an encounter between a predator and prey leading to the prey’s capture
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a =
the efficiency of a predator converting consumed prey into predator offspring
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m =
per capita mortality rate of predators
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the population size of one species that causes the population of another species to be stable
Equilibrium (zero growth) isocline
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the simultaneous trajectory of predator and prey populations.
Joint population trajectory
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the point at which the equilibrium isoclines for predator and prey populations cross
Joint equilibrium point
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relationship btw the density of prey & an individual predator’s rate of food consumption
Functional response
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when a predator’s rate of prey consumption increases in a linear fashion with an increase in prey density until satiation occurs.
Type I functional response
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when a predator’s rate of prey consumption begins to slow as prey density increases and then plateaus; often happens because predators must spend more time handling more prey
Type II functional response
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when a predator exhibits low, rapid, and slowing prey consumption under low, moderate, and high prey densities, respectively.
Type III functional response
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Low consumption at low prey densities may occur for 3 reasons
1. Prey can easily find refuges to hide.
2. Predators may have less practice at locating and catching prey but develop a search image at higher prey densities.
Search image: a learned mental image that helps a predator locate and capture food.
3. Predators may exhibit prey switching by changing their diet preferences to the more abundant prey
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a change in the number of predators through population growth or population movement due to immigration or emigration.
Numerical response
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occurs when a prey moves away from a predator
Spatial avoidance
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camouflage that either allows an individual to match its environment or breaks up the outline of an individual to blend in better with the background (e.g., katydids, horned lizards).
Crypsis
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when palatable species evolve warning
coloration that resembles unpalatable species (e.g., hover flies and hornet clearwings resemble the common wasp).
Batesian mimicry
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Defense costs can reduce
growth, development, and reproduction
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when two or more species affect each other’s evolution; selection for prey defenses should favor the selection for counter-adaptation in predators.
Coevolution
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