Predation in Organisms A Distinct Phenomenon
Predation is considered one of the distinct phenomena related to the interrelationships between species on the Earth. Predation is an interaction between organisms (animals) in which one organism (predator) captures and feeds upon another (prey). Others consider predation as an interaction between t...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2007, 2007
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2007 |
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Table of Contents:
- An introduction to predation in organisms
- Predation due to changes in environment: Ostracod provinciality at the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum in North and West Africa and the Middle East
- Predation on Miocene ostracods of Wadi Um Ashtan, Mersa Matruh, Western Desert, Egypt
- Ostracod carnivory through time
- Trophic relationships in crustacean decapods of a river with a floodplain
- The role of predation in shaping biological communities, with particular emphasis to insects
- Biological control of mosquito populations: An applied aspect of pest control by means of natural enemies
- A case for cannibalism: Confamilial and conspecific predation by naticid gastropods, Cretaceous through Pleistocene of the United States Coastal Plain
- On models for the dynamics of predator-prey interaction
- Evolutionary consequences of predation: avoidance, escape, reproduction, and diversification
- Predation impacts and management strategies for wildlife protection
- Invasive Predators: a synthesis of the past, present, and future
- Predator-prey interaction of Brazilian Cretaceous toothed pterosaurs: a case example